Might makes right; might makes right. That's power without votes.
On Wednesday, Temer had dinner with João Roberto Marinho of Rede Globo; afterwards, Temer had lunch with the Supreme Court Justice and president of the Superior Electoral Court, Gilmar Mendes, who will decide whether or not to put to a vote the accounts of the ticket he formed with Dilma Rousseff, in which the plan to separate those of the vice-presidential candidate seems to have failed; "even in the time of the generals there were more people participating in the choice of president," writes Fernando Brito in Tijolaço.
By Fernando Brito, from Tijolaço
From the Poder 360 website, by journalist Fernando Rodrigues:
With increasingly less political power, President Michel Temer has been making moves in the last two days. He sought out those he believes can help him pacify relations between the three branches of government. Behind the scenes, political operatives are already projecting scenarios of a possible downfall for the PMDB member.
On Wednesday (December 14th), the president had dinner with João Roberto Marinho, vice-president of the Globo Organizations, at the Jaburu Palace. The conversation was frank. Michel Temer spoke about what he considered out of line in the news coverage of the country's largest TV network.
According to some in the government, TV Globo is excited about the possibility of the president of the Supreme Federal Court, Cármen Lúcia, being elected by Congress to preside over the country.
The Presidential Palace believes the tone of the broadcaster's news coverage is exaggerated. "They report on illegal campaign contributions as if it were homicide," was a phrase heard by Poder360 from a high-ranking government official analyzing the tone of the Lava Jato reports on Globo's news programs.
Later, Michel Temer had lunch with the Supreme Court Justice and president of the Superior Electoral Court, Gilmar Mendes, who will decide whether or not to put to a vote the accounts of the ticket he formed with Dilma Rousseff, in which the plan to separate those of the vice-presidential candidate seems to have failed.
Even during the time of the generals, more people participated in the presidential election…