Deputy leader of the government in the Senate resigns in protest against Mandetta's dismissal.
"I'm stepping down from the vice-leadership because the dismissal of Luiz Henrique Mandetta is absurd. If you don't listen to the Minister of Health, who should you listen to?", said Senator Lucas Barreto (PSD-AP), who has held the position since last year.
247 - Senator Lucas Barreto (PSD-AP) is expected to resign as deputy leader of the government in protest against the dismissal of Luiz Henrique Mandetta from the Ministry of Health, formalized by Jair Bolsonaro this Wednesday (16). According to the journalist's blog Laura JardimThe Minister of the Government Secretariat, General Luiz Eduardo Ramos, and the President of the Senate, Davi Alcolumbre (DEM-AP), have already been informed of the decision.
“I am leaving the deputy leadership because the dismissal of Luiz Henrique Mandetta is absurd. If you don’t listen to the Minister of Health, who should you listen to?”, said Barreto. The parliamentarian has held the government’s deputy leadership in the House since last year and is due to return from medical leave next Monday (20).