Leader of the Labor Party in the Chamber, Lindbergh Farias (PT-RJ) today, Wednesday (26), mocked the decision of the Chamber President, Hugo Motta (Republicans-PB), to sever political ties with him, due to disagreements over the legislative agenda. “If (the breakup) had been with my boyfriend, I would have been worried,” he joked, quoting the Secretary of the Institutional Relations (SRI) Minister. Jesse HoffmanHis companion when asked about the topic.
Lindbergh said the dispute is a “secondary issue” and that the government’s priorities remain to vote on both the Annual Budget Act (LOA) and the Budget Guidelines Act (LDO).
The Workers’ Party member commented on the matter when he arrived at Palacio do Planalto to attend the approval ceremony for the project that exempts income tax (IR) for those earning up to R$5,000.
Despite Planalto’s invitation, Hugo Motta President of the Senate, David Alcolombre (Uniao-AP), decided to skip the event. The choice they made reveals the political crisis between Parliament and the executive authority. Since yesterday, government interlocutors have admitted, on condition of anonymity, that the event will serve as a thermometer of the extent of the crisis between the two powers.
The crisis escalated precisely after Mota decided to separate Lindbergh Farias. This rupture came a few days after the Senate President told his interlocutors that he would no longer deal with the government leader in the House of Representatives. Jack Wagner (PT-BA).