PROS still does not guarantee support for Dilma.
The coordinator of the Republican Party of Social Order (PROS) in Bahia, Maurício Trindade, says that the party has not yet made a final decision on joining President Dilma Rousseff's base in Congress and that the decision will be made this week after a meeting with government strategists; however, in Bahia, the party's position is already decided: PROS will oppose the Wagner government and will join the base of Mayor ACM Neto, of the DEM party, in the City Council.
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Despite its strong inclination towards the government, the Republican Party of Social Order (PROS) has not yet made a final decision on whether to join the support base for President Dilma Rousseff's administration in Congress.
According to the future president of the party in Bahia, the municipal secretary for the Promotion of Equality, Maurício Trindade, the decision will be made this week after a meeting with representatives from the Presidential Palace.
Although the party's entry into the federal government's base is practically confirmed, Trindade says that PROS will be independent in the states, and in Bahia it is already born with a defined position against Jaques Wagner's PT and will integrate the base of Mayor ACM Neto, of the DEM, in the City Council, including the expectation of forming a larger bloc in parliament.
"At the federal level, starting this week, when the party is finalized, we will be in talks with the Dilma government. At the state level, we will be in opposition to the state government, although it will be an independent opposition, without major radicalism. In the capital, we will join forces with the ACM Neto government's bloc," the secretary said in an interview with the newspaper Tribuna da Bahia.
Maurício Trindade also speaks of the expectation that the party will elect up to 30 federal deputies. Below are the main excerpts and here The complete interview.
What are the party's expectations? What is its initial weight?
In Brazil, we will start with an average of one federal deputy for each state, meaning we are already born as a medium-sized party. We will have an average of 20 to 30 federal deputies. In Bahia, this is the only way out for those who want to join now, and because of this, we are receiving dozens of calls, with the prospect of four to six state deputies, placing us among the three largest parties in the Assembly. We will have formations in all municipalities, and in Salvador, four to six councilors. We will start as a medium to large-sized party. It is a large new party that is currently seeking to regain the government in Bahia.
What are the big names to be announced?
Well, today we have state and city council members from the capital and the interior in the negotiation phase. Each one is asking that their name not be announced so as not to create problems in these final days within their current parties. But, the names are already being speculated by the press.
What will PROS's stance be regarding the municipal, state, and federal governments?
At the federal level, starting this week, once the party is finalized, we will be in talks with the Dilma government. At the state level, we will be in opposition to the state government, although it will be an independent opposition, without major radicalism. In the capital, we will join forces with the ACM Neto government's bloc.
Is there any possibility of reaching an understanding with the PT government in Bahia?
No. We are in opposition to the state government. Initially, the group of representatives who are coming here were aligned with the state government and their demands were not met. They became dissatisfied and are now seeking us out, seeing it as an opportunity to leave.