Mauro Rubem defends extra salaries and sees the Workers' Party (PT) at the top of the ticket.
A member of parliament from the Workers' Party (PT) states that he lives off his salary as a representative and advocates for greater debate surrounding the payment of the 14th and 15th salaries. "It's a delicate matter because it always starts from the premise that everyone in the Assembly is stealing," he lamented. Mauro Rubem also affirms that the PT is capable of leading a ticket and maintaining an alliance with the PMDB, and cites Otoni, Gomide, and Paulo Garcia as options for 2014.
Goiás 247_ Known for his work in human rights and strong opposition to Governor Marconi Perillo, state representative Mauro Rubem (PT) spoke out in an interview with the newspaper Diário da Manhã. The legislator criticized the performance of the Legislative Assembly. According to him, the House is guided by the interests of the state government and he advocates for more independence for the Goiás legislature.
Among the topics discussed in the interview, Mauro Rubem commented on the saga involving the 14th and 15th salaries of the deputies. The Workers' Party congressman advocated for greater debate on the matter and expressed his support for the payment of the extra benefit.
"I think that the Assembly today, where I've served for three terms, is treated in a very pejorative way, and the issue of salaries—actually, the correct term is incentive for opening and closing sessions—should be discussed more calmly, including to show, in my case, that I live off my salary as a representative," he said.
The courts have prohibited the payment of extra salaries to the deputies. Scheduled to be paid in two installments, one in February and the other this December, the extra salaries would have cost approximately R$ 1,64 million to public coffers. Each of the 41 deputies would have received R$ 40.
"It's a delicate subject because it always starts from the premise that everyone in the Assembly is stealing. And so, if they are stealing, any discussion about readjustment has to be treated as yet another theft," Mauro Rubem assessed in the interview.
PT at the top of the ticket in 2014
Mauro Rubem stated in an interview with Diário da Manhã that he believes in the opposition's victory in 2014. The congressman also named the three members of the Workers' Party (PT) who could lead the candidacy for governor of the state.
“We have at least three names that are prepared for this task. The name of federal deputy Rubens Ottoni himself, Mayor Antônio Gomide, and Mayor Paulo Garcia, who will perfectly represent the PT. The PT is capable of facing a competitive candidacy, maintaining an alliance with the PMDB,” said Rubem.
The PT's ambition to overtake the PMDB and have the top spot on the ticket generated friction in 2012. In Anápolis, Mayor Gomide is already being treated as a pre-candidate. And allies of Paulo Garcia believe that the PT member is capable of vying for the candidacy for the Palácio das Esmeraldas (Governor's Palace). Garcia is even said to have received encouragement from President Dilma Rousseff.