In opposition to impeachment, Dilma seeks support from undecided senators.
Calculations made by allies of the president indicate that, in addition to the 22 votes she won against impeachment in May, she has already managed to reverse the votes of at least two other senators against her definitive removal; to return to office, she needs the support of 28 senators, while Michel Temer needs 54 votes to actually assume the leadership of the Federal Executive.
247 - Despite the trend of continuing the impeachment process – whose report by rapporteur Antonio Anastasia (PSDB-MG) is expected to be approved this Thursday (4), President-elect Dilma Rousseff has been personally committed to changing the vote of undecided senators in the final judgment that will be made by the House Plenary at the end of August.
Calculations made by Dilma's allies indicate that, in addition to the 22 votes she won against impeachment in May, she has already managed to reverse the votes of at least two other senators against her definitive removal from office.
According to the newspaper Valor Econômico, one of the votes that would have been reversed is that of Senator Acir Gurgacz (PDT-RO), who voted for the opening of the impeachment process in May, despite his party having supported Dilma.
The positive expectations of Dilma's allies are also based on the promise of a plebiscite on bringing forward the presidential elections, as well as the possibility of absences or abstentions on the day of the trial. Dilma needs 28 votes to return to office, while acting vice-president Michel Temer needs 54 votes from senators to actually assume the leadership of the Federal Executive.
"Here and in the plenary session, both already have a clear result. It's by simple majority. The big decision is the judgment," highlighted the PT leader in the House, Humberto Costa (PE).