On the eve of the indictment, Temer is already activating the quid pro quo of positions.
Awaiting the second indictment filed by Rodrigo Janot, the Planalto Palace has already begun an intense redistribution of positions to accommodate its base—especially the centrist bloc—and contain possible betrayals; after a threat of disloyalty in Congress, the Planalto Palace began dismissing more than one hundred allies of parliamentarians who voted against Michel Temer in the first indictment by the Attorney General's Office; there are still pockets of dissatisfaction within the allied base, mainly regarding PSDB positions; almost half of the PSDB caucus voted against Temer, but the PMDB leader wants to avoid mass punishment of the party in an attempt to win votes in favor of his reform agenda.
247 - Michel Temer accelerated the dismissal of political appointees of "disloyal" parliamentarians to accommodate the centrist group that helped him block the first indictment from the Attorney General's Office.
The urgency is understandable: The Presidential Palace wants to avoid a possible rebellion from its base on the eve of Rodrigo Janot's second indictment against the PMDB member.
The Planalto Palace has begun firing over a hundred allies of congressmen who voted in favor of the charges against Michel Temer.
The number of dismissals is expected to reach around 140, according to government political strategists. Parliamentarians from all parties where "betrayals" occurred are being punished.
The positions will be redistributed to congressmen who helped reject the opening of criminal proceedings against Temer. New nominations for these posts have already been made and are under review by the Civil House.
Dozens of dismissals occurred last week. Some of the dismissals took place in regional directorates of agencies such as Incra (National Institute for Colonization and Agrarian Reform), Funasa (National Health Foundation), and ANM (National Mining Agency).
Temer hesitated to conduct this thorough investigation so as not to create new tensions in the Chamber of Deputies, but decided to accelerate changes in the middle ranks of the government to try to appease the complaints of parties within his base.
Pockets of dissatisfaction persist within the allied base, however, mainly regarding the positions held by the PSDB. Almost half of the PSDB's representatives voted against Temer, but the PMDB leader wants to avoid mass punishment of the party in an attempt to win votes in favor of his reform agenda.
The information is from Report by Bruno Boghossian and Daniel Carvalho in Folha de S.Paulo.