The differences between President Dilma and Vice President Temer are deeper than they appear. They feed mutual distrust. A think being sabotaged by the other. Barely speak (Ueslei Marcelino / Reuters)
Dilma Rousseff and Michel Temer were never very close. For much of the first term, the degree of consideration of the president by his deputy could be measured by the importance of the tasks that were delegated to the day-to-day government. The vice always hovered in Brasilia as a figurehead, basically in charge of international agendas that the president was unwilling to comply. With the high popularity, the staggering economy but still standing and without the devastating revelations of Lava-jet operation, keep Fearing the margins of the important decisions, even though he carrying the band representative of the largest party in Congress, the PMDB, was never generate greater shocks to Dilma.The economic difficulties, the revelations of robbery in petrolão and the meteoric popularity drop built an ideal setting for an unprecedented crisis. In such moments, experts say, if there is a minimum of tranquility in the Parliament, the risk of a tsunami hit the presidential palace can not be minimized.Four months ago, the President Temer received authorization to act and prevent this from happening.Got the green light for negotiating positions, and amendments to projects in the name of stability. Last week, he gave up task. The reason: Dilma, again, took away the powers.
Unlike the first term, relations between the president and his deputy can no longer be defined not only as protocol. Dilma believes Temer conspires against it. Fear Dilma believes that conspires against him.The two barely spoke since the vice president gave an amazing interview in which recognized the gravity of the crisis in the government and, it seemed, desincumbia the president of conciliatory task."It takes someone has the ability to reunite everyone," Fearing said. Dilma did not like. The closest aides of the president interpreted the vice of the movement as a personal nod to the most dissatisfied sectors of society. It would be the solution of the crisis, not her. The conspiracy theory has added another ingredient when Dilma learned by press Fear of meetings with businessmen to discuss the political agenda of the country. In version of a deputy to assist, to a meeting with former President Lula with the PMDB bench was ranked as conspiratorial action. "It was as if there was a Temer government and other government Dilma," said a palace aide. Advised by the closest ministers, the president changed his strategy.
Fear as if wearing to rebuild bridges with the allied base in Congress, Rousseff tried to co-opt vice allies within his own party, the PMDB. Unbeknownst to him, she called the Palace the leader of the PMDB bench in the House, Mr Leonardo Picciani, and the president of the party directory in Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Picciani, the PMDB leader's father, both linked to the mayor, Edward wedge. In trading posts, Dilma wanted the two PMDB acted to try to stop the wedge hostilities. The problem is that this was one of Michel Temer missions. Also unannounced, Dilma authorized Giles Azevedo, his former chief of staff, to negotiate directly with parliamentarians based on defending the government before CPIs created in Congress. To appeal to parliamentarians, Temer promised to release 500 million reais in amendments and is committed to enable hundreds of appointments to positions of second and third-ranking federal machine. Dilma not only largely ignored the talks that Vice had stamped as it came to personally remake agreements.