September 7 Parade Features Secret Conversations
The September 7 parade in Brasília was marked by secret conversations and meetings between authorities from the Three Powers, amid the crisis at the STF. The event brought together Lula, Fachin, Alcolumbre and Hugo Motta on the honor tribune.
The September 7 parade, held at the Esplanade of the Ministries, in Brasilia, was marked by movements and conversations behind the scenes between Três Poderes authorities. In addition to the institutional messages on national sovereignty and combating violence against women, the event gathered in the tribune of honor the president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT), the President of the Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), Edson Fachin, the President of the Senate, Davi Alcolumbre (AP-Union), and the mayor, Hugo Motta (Republicans-PB), at a time of strong political tension in Brasilia.
The parade took a more sober tone, following an orientation that seeks to avoid any type of irregularity during the electoral campaign period. At the recommendation of the Advocacy General of the Union (AGU), the event maintained its institutional character, without elements that could be interpreted as a political-party manifestation or as an attempt to influence the electorate, such as speeches by authorities.
Greetings and greetings on the grandstand
Before the ceremony began, upon arrival at the area reserved for the authorities, Fachin and Alcolumbre greeted each other. Soon after, Vice President Geraldo Alckmin (PSB) addressed the President of STF to welcome him. While awaiting Lula’s arrival at the Esplanade of the Ministries, authorities divided themselves into different conversation wheels in the tribune of honor.
At one point, Alckmin, Alcolumbre and Hugo Motta exchanged words with each other. Fachin, in turn, remained more reserved, sitting next to his wife. The scene was recorded in photo by Ricardo Stuckert.
Messiah and Alcolumbre: symbolic fulfillment
Another meeting that caught attention before the start of the parade involved Jorge Messias and Davi Alcolumbre. The two greeted each other in the tribune of honor. Behind the scenes, interlocutors attribute to Alcolumbre an important role in the articulation that prevented the appointment of the Advocate General of the Union for a position in STF.
Messiah was nominated by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) for a seat in the Supreme Court, but ended up defeated in a vote in the Senate plenary, in historical rejection since 1894. Despite the compliance, the climate between the two is one of political distancing.
Coldness between Messiah and PF director
The absence of interaction between Jorge Messias and the Director-General of the Federal Police, Andrei Rodrigues, was also observed. In one of the moments leading up to the ceremony, the two stood side by side in the area reserved for the authorities. There was no compliment. Andrei then went in another direction.
The scene occurred amid the crisis caused by the release of an intelligence report from the Federal Police that recommended "monitoring and directed collection" on Minister André Mendonça, the rapporteur of the Master case at STF, and his relationship with Messiah. The document stated that the closeness between the two raised the "perception of risk" about a possible appointment of the head of the AGU to the Supreme Court, but it did not have a "low" degree of confidence and no probative value.
AGU Public Defense
In recent days, Messiah has started to make public demonstrations in defense of the performance of the Advocacy General of the Union. In one of them, he stated that "the public function should never be oriented by friendships, affinities or personal circumstances, but by the Constitution and the rules of the Republic". The attorney general also declared that he acts with "technical independence, legal rigor and absolute fidelity to the Constitution".
The Sept. 7 parade, traditionally a moment of civic celebration, this year reflected the political tensions that permeate the federal capital. The absence of interactions between some authorities and the protocol compliances evidence the climate of caution behind the scenes of power.
For more information on the unfolding of the crisis in STF and the political movements in Brasilia, continue to follow the Boca no Trombone Portal.
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