The PT bench in the Senate announced its support for Senator Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD-MG) for his re-election as President of the House.| Photo: Roque de Sá/Agência Senado.

The PT bench in the Senate announced this Thursday (26) its support for Senator Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD-MG) for re-election as President of the House, in an election that will take place next week. According to Senator Fabiano Contarato (PT-ES), the new leader of the PT group, one of the main reasons that led the party’s parliamentarians to support Pacheco’s reappointment was his stance in defense of democracy.

“The president of the Senate, Rodrigo Pacheco, demonstrated an irrefutable behavior in defense of democracy. I think that the best soil to sow and reap rights is democracy. So, in decisive moments, he, as president of the Senate, had a firm performance”, said Contarato in a text released by the party.

Pacheco’s main opponent in the dispute is Senator Rogério Marinho (PL-RN), who today received the support of PP and Republicans. Work in the Senate resumes next Wednesday (1st) with preparatory meetings for the inauguration of senators elected in October 2022 and the election of the president and other positions on the Board of Directors. The mandate of the president, who is also responsible for the Presidency of the National Congress, is two years.