Simon demands that Dilma and Tarso fulfill their promised projects.

From the Senate Agency - Senator Pedro Simon (PMDB-RS) demanded the completion of works in Rio Grande do Sul announced by President Dilma Rousseff and Governor Tarso Genro. In a speech in the Plenary this Friday (24), the senator stated that the people of Rio Grande do Sul expected special attention from the federal government, given that the two leaders are from the same party and that Dilma Rousseff began her public career in the state.

"Politics doesn't thrive on promises, nor on new promises or renewed promises. Politics is renewed and strengthened by the force and consistency of promises kept. A promise kept is the most important thing in the biography of a public figure, and it's what we all know and what Brazil and Rio Grande expect from us," he demanded.

According to Simon, Tarso Genro's election to the Rio Grande do Sul state government was influenced by the fact that he belonged to the same party as President Dilma.

Many voters imagined that the close party affiliation and shared ideas between the president and the governor would lead the federal government to invest in essential projects in Rio Grande do Sul. But that hasn't happened so far. On the contrary, the federal government has maintained the coldness with which federal governments, throughout history, have treated Rio Grande do Sul.

Simon cited several promised but unfulfilled projects, such as the RS-010 highway, whose start was planned for 2011 but is now expected to begin only in 2015, "when the successors of Dilma and Tasso will already be starting their terms in the Palácio do Planalto and Palácio Piratini." He also mentioned the construction of the Porto Alegre metro, which is still without a bidding process.

According to the senator, some people from Rio Grande do Sul still believe that, because President Dilma Rousseff began her political career there, she will give special attention to the state. However, he considers this expectation "increasingly difficult to fulfill."

Regarding Tarso Genro's government, Simon also said it was falling short of expectations.

– In other words, Tarso's administration would be managing to drag down economic and social indicators, which were already not good – he emphasized.