Globo starts to criticize Temer, and Noblat says he's hit the roof.

247 - Globo has begun to undermine Michel Temer. This Friday, the 24th, columnist Ricardo Noblat published an article on his blog on Globo's website stating that "the Temer government is on the verge of collapse" after the accusation made by the president's best friend and former advisor, José Yunes, which directly affects the Minister of the Civil House, Eliseu Padilha, but also Temer himself.read more).

"Temer is in great physical shape. As for the health of his government, it has become a serious concern since lawyer José Yunes testified to the Attorney General's Office on the 14th in Brasília," says Noblat, noting that his friend's testimony "makes Temer look very bad." "If he doesn't act quickly and get rid of Padilha immediately, his own situation will be severely affected," says the journalist.

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The Temer government is on shaky ground.

For President Michel Temer, Ash Wednesday arrived before Carnival. The Catholic Church observes Ash Wednesday as a day to remember the fragility of human life, subject to death.

Temer is in excellent physical shape. As for the health of his government, it has become a cause for serious concern since lawyer José Yunes testified to the Attorney General's Office on the 14th of last month in Brasília.

A friend of Temer for over 40 years and his special advisor during his presidency, Yunes resigned from his position last December after his name was mentioned in the testimony of Odebrecht executives.

It was for this reason that he voluntarily offered to testify. What he said, recorded on video, compromises Eliseu Padilha, the Chief of Staff, and makes Temer look very bad.

According to Cláudio Melo Filho, former vice-president of Odebrecht, in 2014, following a personal request from Temer to Marcelo Odebrecht, the company transferred R$ 10 million to people trusted by the then vice-president.

The transfer was in cash. Of the total, according to the testimony, R$ 6 million went to the campaign of Paulo Skaf, who was then the PMDB candidate for governor of São Paulo.

The remaining payment was made "via Eliseu Padilha," and one of the delivery addresses for the money was allegedly Yunes' law office in downtown São Paulo.

Veja magazine revealed the case last August. Temer and Padilha said there was a legal donation request, made in accordance with electoral law. Melo Filho maintained his version that it was a bribe payment.

This week, in an interview that VEJA published last night on its website, Yunes reinforced Melo Filho's version. "I was an unwitting mule," he declared, presenting himself as a useful innocent in Padilha's hands.

According to Yunes, Padilha contacted him to request a favor in September 2014, the month in which, according to the Odebrecht whistleblower, part of the 10 million reais bill was paid. Yunes says:

Padilha called me and said, "Yunes, look, could I ask someone to leave a document at your office? Then, someone else can pick it up." I said that was fine, because I have a party relationship and political rapport with him."

Hours later, Yunes was in his law office in São Paulo when, according to him, his secretary informed him that "a certain Lúcio" was there to drop off a document.

- The person identified himself as Lúcio Funaro. He was a talkative fellow and all that. He told me: 'We are working with the congressmen. We are financing 140 congressmen.' I was quite shocked. Then he continued: 'Because we are going to make Eduardo president of the House.' Then I asked him: 'Which Eduardo?' He replied: 'Eduardo Cunha.'

It was only then that it dawned on Yunes. Funaro was connected to Eduardo Cunha. "I didn't know. I searched on Google who Lúcio Funaro was and saw his file," Yunes recalls.

Arrested in connection with the Lava Jato corruption scandal, Lúcio Bolonha Funaro, a money launderer, conducted business for Cunha, who is currently imprisoned in Curitiba. The conversation between Funaro and Yunes was brief. Here is Yunes' account.

He left the document and went away. It wasn't a big package. But I don't remember. It all happened so fast. It looked like a slightly thicker document. But I couldn't tell what was inside. After that, I went to lunch. Then, the other person came and took the document that was with my secretary.

According to Claudio Melo's testimony, one of the payments intended for Padilha "occurred between August 10 and the end of September 2014 at 90 Capitão Francisco Padilha Street, Jardim Europa."

The address is the headquarters of the law firm José Yunes e Associados. Yunes' office is located on the 2nd floor. What else did Yunes reveal to VEJA?

- Claudio Melo's testimony says I received R$ 4 million. Between you and me, R$ 4 million wouldn't fit in a package, would it? What Lúcio left was a small package. It wasn't a big package. It all happened so fast. It looked like a document, but a little thicker.

The following dialogue took place in the conversation between Yunes and VEJA:

Minister Eliseu Padilha says that the story told by the Odebrecht whistleblower never happened. What do you have to say about that?

- Everyone has their own values ​​(...). I even have an appreciation for Padilha, because he helps the president a lot. But I wouldn't have any problem with him acknowledging that he called me to deliver a document, which is true. Let's see what he'll say. I'm dying to know what he'll say. He's a good guy. But, in this case, I was a little frustrated. I don't know. It's so simplistic. It's strange, isn't it?

In an interview with VEJA, Padilha stated that he does not know Funaro and that he did not ask him for anything.

In November, already imprisoned, Cunha listed 41 questions to be asked of Temer, who was listed as a defense witness. Among the questions were these: "What is Your Excellency's relationship with Mr. José Yunes? Did Mr. José Yunes receive any campaign contributions for any election of Your Excellency or of the PMDB?"

Temer has not yet answered the questions.

Last night, when contacted by reporter Guilherme Amado from journalist Lauro Jardim's blog in O GLOBO newspaper, Yunes added that Temer knew Padilha had used him as "a mule."

- I told the president everything in 2014. My friend (Temer) knows this is true. He didn't go to talk to Padilha. My friend reacted with his usual calmness (laughs).

Yunes met with Temer yesterday afternoon at the Planalto Palace. It is unknown what they discussed. But at that point, Yunes already knew that VEJA would publish his interview in the edition that will be on newsstands today.

The damage that the interview will cause to the government's image will be enormous. Even though Temer has said that he will only remove from office a minister who has been indicted by the Attorney General's Office before the Supreme Federal Court, Padilha's situation will become untenable.

If he doesn't act quickly and get rid of Padilha immediately, his own situation will be severely affected.

Ultimately, according to Yunes, Temer was informed by him more than two years ago about how everything happened, did not seek out Padilha to discuss the matter, and appointed him minister after taking over the position from former president Dilma Rousseff.