PSB leader distances himself from Dilma and defends CPI (Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry).
The national president of the PSB, Carlos Siqueira, is expected to defend to the party's bench in the Federal Senate that the socialist party sign the request for the creation of a new CPI of Petrobras; "My personal opinion is that the PSB should sign the request to create a new CPI. The first CPI did not produce results and, consequently, had no credibility whatsoever," he said; the party is expected to officially announce its position this Tuesday (23); the entry of the PSB should exert considerable pressure on the CPI and on the government, since the party should fight for prominent positions and ensure the position of independence it adopted after the last elections.
Paulo Emílio, Pernambuco 247 - The national president of the PSB, Carlos Siqueira, is expected to defend to the party's bench in the Federal Senate that the socialist party sign the request for the creation of a new CPI to investigate allegations of embezzlement and corruption at Petrobras. "My personal opinion is that the PSB should sign the request to create a new CPI. The first CPI did not produce results and, consequently, had no credibility whatsoever," said Siqueira. The party's decision will be known this Tuesday (23), after a meeting of the bench in Brasília. The socialists should also discuss the creation of a CPI on the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES).
According to Siqueira, the PSB does not intend to make a big deal out of creating a CPI (Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry), "especially since there is already one being created by the Chamber of Deputies." But Petrobras is the largest company in the country. We cannot fail to clarify all the facts surrounding the allegations against Petrobras. It is important for democracy that this oversight exists," he argues. The signatures of PSB parliamentarians would not have as much weight in the creation of a joint CPI, since the opposition managed to approve the request in the Federal Chamber, but it would have significant political weight for the party, which should exert considerable pressure to play a prominent role in the commission's work. Furthermore, with this initiative, the party could demonstrate in practice the position of independence it has assumed in the National Congress after the last elections.
Despite Siqueira's position, parliamentarians like Senator Fernando Bezerra Coelho (PSB-PE) are expected to express their opposition. FBC is one of the party's leading voices advocating for reopening dialogue with President Dilma and the PT. The two parties broke a historic alliance in the last elections, when the PSB launched former Pernambuco governor Eduardo Campos – who died in a plane crash last August, in the middle of the campaign – as its presidential candidate.
Despite advocating that the party support the creation of the CPI (Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry), Siqueira dismisses the possibility of joining the chorus of those who want the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff. "She was elected. This impeachment thing is not on our agenda. She won the elections and the result must be accepted, with her exercising her mandate," he said.
The PSB, however, rules out a political rapprochement with the PT. "The party has already announced its position of independence and that hasn't changed. The rapprochement should revolve around the debate of ideas and proposals. Brazil is entering a recession, companies are laying off workers, inflation is rising. Education is also in crisis. There alone was a cut of R$ 7 billion. The reality is far from the campaign rhetoric. That's what we need to discuss, the future of the country," Siqueira emphasized.