"PT will not accept being labeled a party of cronyism"
Minister Gilberto Carvalho, from the General Secretariat of the Presidency, asked mayors from the Workers' Party (PT) not to accept provocations from opposition parties and to be proud of the party's ten years in government.
247 - In a speech to PT mayors, Minister Gilberto Carvalho (General Secretariat of the Presidency) stated this Monday that PT members cannot accept provocations from opposition parties and said that in 2013 "things are going to get heated" in the party dispute.
"It's very important that we don't lower our heads, that we don't accept the label that the PT is the party that invented corruption, governs poorly, or is the party of cronyism," he said.
Two months ago, the Supreme Federal Court concluded a landmark trial by convicting former Chief of Staff José Dirceu and current congressman José Genoino in the mensalão scandal.
The minister, who urged members of the Workers' Party to be proud of the party's ten years in government, also praised the administrations of former President Lula, whose chief of staff he was, and President Dilma Rousseff.
"We are living through a very difficult moment in this transition. The tone has changed recently. As we began to deal with capital, lower interest rates, deal with electricity, and reduce profits, the mood changed completely," the minister stated. "Those who read newspaper editorials get the impression that Brazil is going bankrupt, that the economy is broken, that there are blackouts. It will be like this all year, until next year," he said.
Minister Ideli Salvatti (Institutional Relations) also provoked the opposition: "Let's move forward and address what needs addressing, partnering with those who want to improve Brazil. To those who don't, kisses."