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Eight provisional measures at risk of lapse due to lack of agreement

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In a new delicate moment for the Lula administration, eight provisional measures (MPs) risk lapsing this week because they have not been voted on by Congress. This outcome would be a new defeat in the wave of setbacks suffered by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the Parliament. The reluctance to analyze the issues reflects the growing irritation of lawmakers with ministers of the so-called political wing — especially those in charge of political coordination and the distribution of funds and positions in the administration.Two of those provisional measures — the one dealing with the restructuring of the government and the one dealing with the environmental regularization programs — are more advanced and can be voted on this week. Both must be passed by Thursday. Otherwise, they will expire.Considered the latest drama of the administration, the MP that restructures the government became a headache for Mr. Lula due to the changes made by the rapporteur Isnaldo Bulhões. The text approved last week by the joint committee (formed by senators and deputies) trims down the ministries led by Marina Silva (Environment) and Sônia Guajajara (Indigenous Peoples).Members of the governing coalition and ministers close to Mr. Lula tried to convince the rapporteur to modify his opinion before acknowledging, in private conversations, that it is better to accept the changes made by Mr. Bulhões and avoid making the passage impossible.Giving in this case means avoiding an even greater defeat. The assessment is that if the matter lapses, the whole structure of the government would have to be rebuilt when Mr. Lula reaches his sixth month in office."The guidance of the political coordination and the president is to seek the maximum restoration [of the original text], both in the plenary of the Chamber of Deputies and in the plenary of the Senate, but before that, we seek approval. The provisional measure lapses on Thursday. The great victory is to approve this provisional measure and send it for the president to sign," said Randolfe Rodrigues, the government’s...

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