The PSD blocks Padilha and threatens the minister: “If we dance, she will dance too”

The PSD bench in the Chamber blocked the Minister of Institutional Relations, Alexandre Padilha, responsible for coordinating the government with the Congress, to ask for the handover of the command of the National Health Foundation (Funasa) to the party. The action took place with the prospect of the institution being handed over to the Republicans.

In the conversation with Padilha, the judges also threatened the Minister of Health, Nísia Trindade, claiming that she is slow to allocate resources to Rio de Janeiro. The episode occurred after the launch ceremony of the National Strategy for Connected Schools, Tuesday 26th, at the Palácio do Planalto.

After the event, the minister headed for the elevator, but was stopped by the party bench to discuss the negotiations. Among the parliamentarians were the leader of the PSD in the Chamber, Antonio Brito (BA), and the deputies Pedro Paulo (RJ) and Laura Carneiro (RJ).

MPs showed dissatisfaction with the government. Among the requests are the presidency of Funasa, claimed by the PSD, and the release of funds for the federal hospitals in the city of Rio de Janeiro. The target of the second criticism was the Minister of Health for the delay in sending resources. In an audio recorded by CBN radio, at a certain point in the conversation, congresswoman Laura Carneiro says: “If we dance, the minister [Nísia] he’ll dance too.”

The irritation of some of the bench increased after the group saw journalists recording the event. At the end of the conversation, Padilha said the situation was a “baculejo” – slang for police approaches on the streets. The minister was contacted by journalists, but avoided making any statement on the matter. According to Brito, the conversation was held in public for convenience and to avoid any delay before the MPs entered the cabinet.

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva had dissolved the foundation at the beginning of his third term. The government recreated Funasa in July with a 30-day deadline. It was extended and finally expired on September 15th. So far there has been no government nod regarding the direction of Funasa. Last week Lula was in the United States to attend the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, while Padilha was in Brazil. However, one parliamentarian believed that the Speaker of the House, Arthur Lira (PP-AL), was not in the country to carry out the agreements.

During negotiations for ministerial reform in August, the PSD led a “caravan” of around 25 deputies to the headquarters of the Minister of Institutional Relations to push for Funasa’s command, as reported by Broadcast Político. Since then, the party has maintained the nomination of former deputy governor of Ceará Domingos Filho, father of federal deputy Domingos Neto (PSD-CE), as president of the Foundation.

Source: Terra

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