Samuel: In protest, the opposition will not participate in sessions.
The leader of the opposition bloc in the Legislative Assembly, State Representative Captain Samuel (PSL), announced yesterday that his bloc will not participate in the plenary sessions of Parliament until Governor Jackson Barreto (PMDB) submits to the House the bill dealing with the readjustment of public servants' salaries; "We are already at the end of May and so far the Government has not even signaled the replacement of inflationary losses. Public servants cannot be left without even the prospect of an inflationary readjustment, which is constitutionally guaranteed to them," he stated.
247 - The leader of the opposition bloc in the Legislative Assembly, state deputy Captain Samuel (PSL), announced yesterday that his bloc will not participate in the plenary sessions of Parliament until Governor Jackson Barreto (PMDB) submits to the House the bill dealing with the readjustment of public servants' salaries.
“We are already at the end of May and so far the Government has not even signaled any intention to compensate for inflationary losses. Public employees cannot be left without even the prospect of an inflationary adjustment, which is constitutionally guaranteed to them,” said Samuel, stressing that the governor, along with his economic team, needs to engage in dialogue and present a proposal to the workers.
According to Samuel, the workers have suffered greatly under the current administration. He recalled that, “in his first year in office – when he took over the position shortly before the death of Governor Marcelo Déda – Jackson left the civil servants without a single cent of salary adjustment and without any explanation. The following year, he also disregarded the civil servants, and now he still has the audacity to say that the payment made in April was a kind of miracle.”
According to the opposition leader, "there is no basis or humor in this kind of joke with workers, fathers and mothers who have been disrespected by the current government for some time now." In his view, the lack of a position on the readjustment represents a lack of organization and planning on the part of the administration.
“There is no priority. Despite the speeches, workers are not respected in their basic rights, such as ensuring food on the table for their families,” said Samuel, reiterating that, in protest, the opposition will not participate in the plenary sessions of the House until Governor Jackson Barreto announces a position in favor of the workers.