Loan of R$ 817 million to Paraná falls short again.
The Iguaçu Palace attributes the non-release of the funds to the interference of Paraná ministers Gleisi Hoffmann (Chief of Staff), Paulo Bernardo (Communications), and Gilberto Carvalho (Secretary-General of the Presidency); Gleisi, from the PT party, is a candidate for governor of Paraná in 2014, therefore, a potential opponent of Governor Beto Richa (PSDB).
Esmael's Blog - Governor Beto Richa (PSDB) yesterday inaugurated a new round of "whining" because loans requested from the federal government fell short once again. In an article in Estadão, for example, the politician repeated the mantra of "political persecution" against Paraná.
Although he started the week with positive expectations after President Dilma Rousseff's visit to Paraná, Richa failed to secure the R$ 817 million loan from the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES).
The Iguaçu Palace attributes the non-release of the funds to the interference of Paraná ministers Gleisi Hoffmann (Chief of Staff), Paulo Bernardo (Communications), and Gilberto Carvalho (General Secretariat of the Presidency). Gleisi is a candidate for governor of Paraná in 2014, therefore, a potential opponent of Richa.
The state government is struggling to secure the release of six loans totaling R$ 3,2 billion, including R$ 817 million from Proinveste (Program to Support Investment in States and the Federal District).
Richa's statement is that Proinveste released R$ 19,3 billion to 25 states and the Federal District. Only Paraná did not have its loan approved by the National Treasury Secretariat.
The PSDB (Brazilian Social Democracy Party) government, however, omits the fact that it lacks the capacity to take on debt. It has exceeded the prudential limit for payroll expenses established by the Fiscal Responsibility Law (LRF). The ceiling is 46,55%, but, according to the September balance sheet, it reached 48,69%.