PT assembles task force to "calm" Lira after STF decisions.
Members of the Workers' Party (PT) are seeking to speak with Arthur Lira, who is irritated by the recent decisions of Gilmar Mendes and Ricardo Lewandowski in the Supreme Federal Court (STF).
247 - The Workers' Party (PT) had to assemble a task force to 'calm' the tempers of the Speaker of the House, Congressman Arthur Lira (PP-AL), after the Supreme Federal Court (STF) decided to block the rapporteur's amendments, paving the way for Bolsa Família to be outside the spending cap.
According to information from journalist Igor Gadelha, from MetropolisLira was irritated after the decision by STF minister Gilmar Mendes, on Sunday night (18), which determined that resources destined for the payment of minimum income benefits are outside the spending cap.
>>> With his power reduced following Supreme Court decisions, Lira calls an emergency meeting.
"Lula's allies tried to convince Lira that using extraordinary credit is the only way out on the horizon. PT members even said that 'only a miracle' would lead to the approval of the Transition Amendment as it stands," says an excerpt from the report.
Lira called party leaders to an emergency meeting to be held this Monday afternoon (19), says the journalist's column. Lauro Jardim, From O Globo: "Lira was caught off guard by two decisions that stripped him of much of his bargaining power," the report highlights.
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