Alcumbrí praises Lula in the midst of the crisis over Messias’ candidacy for STF membership and signals him to relax: “He supported us”

During the opening of the first radiotherapy center in Amapa – a project that allies consider the “bricks and mortar” of his political career – the senator thanked the president for his “sensitivity” and asked Health Minister Alexandre Padilha to convey his recognition of the government’s support.

– Padilha, please convey my personal and institutional thanks to the President of the Republic, who has supported us and Amapá at all times – stated Alcombre at the event, which marked the beginning of the Centre’s operations. The structure has received federal investment and, according to the senator’s interlocutors, is treated as the main implementation of its mandate.

But the climate in Amapa was different. People who follow Alcolombre claim that the senator gave a “speech about justice,” because the federal government was crucial in ensuring the center was completed. The work – which has been expected for years – will allow cancer patients to be treated in the state itself, without the need to travel to other units in the federation.

Allies interpreted Padilha’s presence as a political gesture by the government after days of uproar. When speaking, Alcolombre reinforced the recognition of planalto.

-Your presence here is the presence of the President of the Republic to help Amapa. I declare that I thank President Lula for his sensitivity, commitment and public spirit, especially with the North and North-East of Brazil.

The senator has been in conflict with the government ever since he decided to nominate Messias to the court. For allies, the Senate President indicated his dissatisfaction with the selection and indicated that he would work against his selection for the STF. Alcolombre’s preferred name for this position, and the preferred name of most senators, was that of former Senate President Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD-MG).

The government’s political coordination in Congress is working to hold a meeting between Lula and Colombia in the coming days to calm the relationship.

Alcolombre’s gesture today in Amapa comes shortly after he made several public criticisms of the federal government. In his speech to the plenary session of the Senate on Wednesday, the Speaker of the House of Representatives complained about the executive branches and the Supreme Court, and said that he had received “attacks” from other powers.

– What I wanted from all the other powers was for them to deal with the same way that this president who is speaking to you treats other countries, without unfounded aggression, without attacks, and without insult. He said: If I bowed to their methodology, I would not be a Davy.

On Thursday, it was Lula’s turn to criticize Congress. The president complained about the power the legislative branch currently has over the budget.

– Do you think that we in the government have a problem with the National Congress? We don’t have that. I honestly disagree with mandatory amendments. I think that the National Conference’s seizure of 50% of the budget is a grave mistake. But you will also only end this when you change the people who govern and who agreed to it.

In addition to the conflict surrounding Messias’ nomination, there is dissatisfaction in the Senate with Minister Gilmar Méndez, of the Supreme Court, issuing a decision limiting requests for the removal of members of the court.

Gilmard decided that only the Public Prosecutor’s Office (PGR) could file requests for the dismissal of court ministers. The decision raised tensions with the Senate, which is responsible for analyzing requests to dismiss ministers. According to Alcolombre, this measure “raises concern” and represents “a serious affront to the separation of powers.”

The decision is temporary and will be analyzed by other ministers from December 12 in the court’s virtual plenary session.