Lula tells senators that he is against the end of re-election – 03/06/2024 – Power

President Lula (PT) told senators from the allied base, on Tuesday night (5), that he is against the end of reelection and that a single five-year term, as proposed in Congress, is a short time. to govern.

According to reports from people present, the president considered that the deadline is short, for example, for a politician to be able to fulfill his government plan or deliver major works.

The end of reelection for president, governors and mayors is one of the Senate’s priorities this year and has the support of important figures in the House, such as the government leader himself, Jaques Wagner (PT-BA).

Lula gathered allies from the base for a happy hour at Palácio da Alvorada this Tuesday — repeating what was done with federal deputies and the president of the Chamber, Arthur Lira (PP-AL), two weeks ago.

The president of the Senate, Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD-MG), took advantage of the meeting to state that there are issues on which he and the president will converge, and others will diverge.

Although Pacheco did not mention the speech in which he demanded a public retraction from Lula for comparing the Israeli military offensive in the Gaza Strip with the Nazi Holocaust, the speech was seen by those present as a kind of justification from the Senate president to the PT member.

People who participated in the meeting say that Lula thanked the senators for approving important agendas for the government last year and said he was optimistic and confident about the country’s future.

Despite the relaxed atmosphere, senators demanded greater dialogue with the Planalto Palace, especially with the president. There was also criticism of the government’s communication.

According to those present, senator Marcelo Castro (MDB-PI) praised the economy’s performance, but said that, from a political point of view, the government needs to improve social networks and that the left has lost control of the internet narrative.

The president of the CCJ (Constitution and Justice Commission), Davi Alcolumbre (União Brasil-AP) —candidate for the presidency of the House in next year’s dispute—, highlighted that this was Lula’s first meeting with senators at the Palácio da Alvorada .

The observation about the difficulties of communication with the Palácio do Planalto was reinforced by the leader of the PSD, Otto Alencar (BA). The complaint, he said at the meeting, is shared by many parliamentarians from the party’s bench in the Senate.

In the same vein, senator Omar Aziz (PSD-AM) stated that the majority of ministers have done well, but, without mentioning names, considered that some demonstrate difficulties in dialogue with Congress.

The meeting was attended by PT ministers Alexandre Padilha (Institutional Relations), Fernando Haddad (Finance), Rui Costa (Civil House) and Paulo Pimenta (Communication). It was up to Jaques Wagner to give the thank you speech to his colleagues.

Just as he told Lira and the Chamber leaders two weeks ago, Lula stated that he intends to hold informal meetings like this Tuesday more often and that he is available to parliamentarians.

Upon arrival at the meeting, Padilha stated that the government and Congress did a “double, a successful duo” last year, and that the spirit of the meeting was to thank the parliamentarians. The minister said that new demands always arise, “which is absolutely normal”.

“The relationship with the Senate is the best possible. The president of the Senate met President Lula several times. This meeting will demonstrate once again the close, very positive relationship between the federal government and the Senate. As is also the case with the Chamber” , he said.

“The other thing is demands, this is absolutely normal. There are demands, elections. You guarantee elections, demands, new ones always arise. Senators have a very important role because they have a vision of the states as a whole”, he added.