Aécio: abandoning Temer now would be a mistake.
Senator and national president of the PSDB party, Aécio Neves, made one of his most forceful expressions of support for Michel Temer's government, publicly defending all of the PMDB leader's actions, including his austerity policies and reduction of labor rights; "If the government eventually fails, and I believe that this is not an absolute truth, as it has already achieved some successes (...) It is necessary to record very important things that were unimaginable a few months ago: the spending cap amendment, the pension reform that is beginning to be processed, the pre-salt project for Petrobras to generate jobs again, the proposed high school reform, the new State-Owned Enterprises Law, the labor reform that is being negotiated, the new stance in foreign policy led by José Serra."
247 - Senator and PSDB president Aécio Neves made one of his most forceful expressions of support for Michel Temer's government, publicly defending all of the PMDB politician's actions, including his austerity policies and the reduction of workers' rights.
"If the government eventually fails, and I believe that's not an absolute truth, since it has already achieved some successes, it's preferable that this happens despite the PSDB's support and not because of the PSDB's absence. I will lead the party with all the forces I can muster to make this reform agenda viable so that we can cross the Rubicon and reach 2018 with a better country. I see a consistently pessimistic analysis of these first hundred days of the Temer government. It's necessary to note very important things that were unimaginable a few months ago: the spending cap amendment, the pension reform that is beginning to be processed, the pre-salt project for Petrobras to generate jobs again, the proposed high school reform, the new State-Owned Enterprises Law, the labor reform that is being negotiated, and the new stance on foreign policy led by José Serra."
"Abandoning [Temer] now because of the potential difficulties he faces and due to concerns about what will happen in 2018 would be an extremely serious mistake. We support a reform agenda that we helped to design and that is currently underway in Congress. A distancing of the PSDB from the Temer government at this moment will cost the country immensely, and consequently, the PSDB as well."
Em interview with Folha de S.PauloThe politician defended his party's partnership with the Planalto Palace and tried to appeal to Geraldo Alckmin, the governor of São Paulo, whose departure from the party he considers highly unlikely. "Figures like Geraldo Alckmin, José Serra, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, and so many others who have built their lives within the PSDB have enormous difficulty leaving the party."