Lula goes to Brasília to confront the PT in the CPI (Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry).

247 – He's back – and hot off the press. According to information released by Reuters, in a report by journalist Ana Flor on Monday evening, the 23rd, former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will arrive in Brasília on Tuesday the 24th to organize the PT's participation in the Cachoeira CPI.

Below is the text from the international news agency:

By Ana Flor - BRASILIA, April 23 (Reuters) - Former President Lula travels to Brasilia on Tuesday to quell the turbulence within the PT party, which has affected the government's political coordination and negotiations regarding the conduct of the parliamentary commission of inquiry created to investigate the political connections of Carlinhos Cachoeira, sources close to Lula and the government told Reuters.

The most visible aspect of the problems within the main party supporting the government is the dispute over who will be responsible for overseeing the joint parliamentary inquiry investigating the political connections of Carlos Augusto Ramos, known as Carlinhos Cachoeira, accused of leading an illegal gambling operation. Even accusations against members of the government are now being attributed to party disagreements.

According to a source who spoke on condition of anonymity, the name with the most support within the party, and who enjoys Lula's favor, is that of the former government leader in the Chamber of Deputies, Cândido Vaccarezza (PT-SP). However, he faces strong resistance from the Minister of Institutional Relations, Ideli Salvatti, who has the support of the PT and government leaders in the Chamber of Deputies, Jilmar Tatto (PT-SP) and Arlindo Chinaglia (PT-SP).

Tatto has been trying to find an alternative candidate since last week. The first option was Congressman Odair Cunha (PT-MG). Since Friday, however, the most favored candidate is Congressman Paulo Teixeira (PT-SP). The announcement will be made by Tuesday night, the deadline for submitting nominations.

Lula sees the dispute as a sign of the worsening relations between party parliamentarians in Congress, which has already affected the minister responsible for political coordination, according to the PT source, who requested anonymity.

"There is an understanding that the minister is involved as part of the dispute and has difficulty mediating," the same source stated.

The former president had planned to be in Brasília on Wednesday to participate in the launch of a documentary about Dilma's inauguration. According to people close to him, he decided to bring the trip forward by one day to hold political talks on the eve of the start of the joint parliamentary commission of inquiry's work.

According to members of the Workers' Party (PT), the dispute between factions within the party, which originated in the election for the presidency of the Chamber of Deputies in early 2011, has intensified in recent months. Disagreements between Ideli and Vaccarezza led, according to a source in the Presidential Palace, to the deputy's departure from the government leadership in the Chamber.

Another source within the PT (Workers' Party) claims that Lula is concerned about the deepening dispute within the party and its consequences for governability, especially on the eve of a Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) in which the government is the opposition's preferred target.

A source close to Lula stated that the recent public criticisms made by members of the Workers' Party (PT) regarding the government's political strategy "have raised red flags for the former president."

Lula was one of the main supporters of the establishment of the joint parliamentary commission of inquiry. Even while at the Sírio-Libanês Hospital, where he is undergoing treatment for the effects of radiotherapy to treat laryngeal cancer, he met with political leaders from the PT (Workers' Party) and allies. His visit to Brasília is seen as a return to politics after six months of cancer treatment.