Despite rumors of a possible boycott, the rapporteurs of the income tax exemption project in the chamber confirmed that MP Arthur Lyra (PP-AL), and in the Senate, Renan Calheiros (MDB-AL), decided to be present at the signing ceremony, which was held on Wednesday (26) at Palacio do Planalto. Since they were political opponents in Alagoas, there was a fear that one of them would choose to miss the event, which did not happen.
The Planalto celebration made sure to place the two in opposite places. While Calheiros was at one end of the stage, Lyra was given the place at the opposite end.
And in his speech, Lira Taking the opportunity to nod to the Minister of the Secretariat of Institutional Relations (SRI), Jesse Hoffman. “The minister has done a lot of difficult coordination work because the work involves this,” he said. “Congratulations, President Lula, it is always a pleasure when a leader can fulfill his commitment during his election campaign,” he said.
actually Calheiros Alagoas highlighted in his speech. “As fate would have it, by the will of the people of Alagoas, I am here to represent them. Alagoas is a struggling state, and it has made strong progress,” the Malaysian Development Bank senator said.
Moreover, the Senate rapporteur blamed the country’s elite for the difficulty of ensuring income tax relief for the poor. “(It was) pure terrorism by the privileged, who bet on panic so as not to change anything,” he said.
The presence of Calheiros and Lira comes amid a decision by the Speakers of the House of Representatives, Hugo Motta (Republicans-PB), Senate, David Alcolombre (Uniao-AP), missing the same event. The choice they made reveals the political crisis between Parliament and the executive authority.