Álvaro Dias is already talking about impeaching Bolsonaro.

247 - Senator Álvaro Dias (Podemos-SP) no longer hides his discomfort with the Jair Bolsonaro government and is openly discussing the possibility of the president facing impeachment proceedings for failing to balance public accounts and attempting to circumvent the so-called golden rule, which prevents the government from incurring debt to cover current expenses such as salaries. 

"The government even risks not complying with the golden rule law, a legal provision that mandates the impeachment of the president. It will probably not comply with the rule and will seek to circumvent it to avoid impeachment. Given how it is conducting itself in the economic area, I don't see how it can overcome this difficulty in the medium term. [Already] in 2019 and 2020, the government will certainly face difficulties," the congressman said in an interview with [publication name]. UOL.

According to him, the country is heading towards a "deepening of the crisis due to the absence of more effective measures in the field of fiscal adjustment. Regarding public debt, there is no necessary transparency." "The government should also establish a limit on indebtedness. To this day, the Constitution has not been complied with regarding the limit on indebtedness," he added. Álvaro Dias also defended conducting an audit of the country's public debt, understanding that "this is a right of the Brazilian citizen."

The senator also said he was unaware of any political maneuvering by the government in the National Congress. "I don't know who is coordinating on behalf of the government. What is visible is the occupation of leadership positions in Congress. What can be discussed is whether the choice [of leaders] was good or not. There are leaders who should be carrying out this task of political coordination," he stated.

Although he is in favor of pension reform, Dias believes that it alone will not be enough to resume economic growth, as the government has touted. "Pension reform is insufficient. There's talk of savings of R$ 1 trillion in ten years [if the government's proposal is approved by Congress]. That R$ 1 trillion disappears in two years from the nominal deficit. The nominal deficit this year should be R$ 517 billion. So, in two years, we would eliminate the supposed savings of R$ 1 trillion," he emphasized.

"Pension reform is necessary from the perspective of Brazilian workers and retirees. It's much more important for society than for the government. The government can celebrate a modest saving with this reform, but what should guide us is the need for a pension system that guarantees retirement in the future," he added.

The senator also argued that the influence of astrologer Olavo de Carvalho, the president's guru, should be drastically reduced. "I think he should exert more influence in the United States and leave Brazil aside. This influence is negative, an influence that drags things down, adds absolutely nothing, and creates a lot of turmoil. If he were absent, his absence would fill a huge gap in the government," he stated.