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Temer, who doesn't leave the presidential palace for fear of the people, met with congressmen 200 times.

Michel Temer, who lives holed up in the Planalto Palace for fear of being booed, has already opened the doors of his office for at least 200 meetings with deputies and senators in the just over seven months of his government; this only counts the records of his official agenda; on certain days, he scheduled 12 consecutive meetings with parliamentarians from seven parties, from the Green Party to the Humanist Party; while allowing the president a good relationship with the Legislative branch, this profile fuels criticism that he spends too much time in the Planalto Palace.

Brasilia, DF, Brazil: Interim President Michel Temer receives, in his office, the presidents of the Senate, Renan Calheiros, the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Rodrigo Maia, and the government leader in the Chamber, André Moura. (Photo: Marcelo Camargo/Agência Brasil) (Photo: Giuliana Miranda)

247 - Michel Temer, who lives holed up in the Planalto Palace for fear of being booed, has already opened the doors of his office for at least 200 meetings with deputies and senators in the just over seven months of his government. This only counts the records of his official agenda. On some days, he scheduled 12 consecutive meetings with parliamentarians from seven parties, from the Green Party to the Humanist Party. While this allows the president a good relationship with the Legislative branch, it also fuels criticism that he spends too much time holed up in the Planalto Palace.

As information These are from the "Painel" column of Folha de S.Paulo. 

"In recent hearings, the presence of Elsinho Mouco in Temer's office drew attention. The marketing strategist attended meetings and took notes. Some people left wondering if it was a rehearsal for Temer's reelection campaign."

The advertising executive, who works for the national PMDB party, is developing the party's first program for 2017, which will air at the beginning of the year. He argues that the president should try to connect more with voters from social classes D and E in the program.