Deputy Baleia Rossi (MDB-SP).

Deputy Baleia Rossi (MDB-SP).| Photo: Pablo Valadares / Chamber of Deputies

In an attempt to ease tensions with the PT and guarantee the party’s votes for his candidacy for the presidency of the House, Federal Deputy Baleia Rossi (MDB-SP) sought out the party’s president, Gleisi Hoffmann (PT-PR) , to clarify your claim to the contrary. the opening of an impeachment process for President Jair Bolsonaro, carried out to the newspaper Folha de S. Paulo. Baleia Rossi promised to fulfill the commitments assumed with the opposition, which would be to analyze Bolsonaro’s investigation requests for alleged crimes of responsibility. This Sunday morning (10), Gleisi said that the deputy will lose PT votes due to the statement.

“I spoke with President Gleisi a moment ago. I stressed that I will respect all the commitments made with the opposition parties, which includes the use of all constitutional instruments in defense of democracy. Anticipating the trials now does not help. That is what I told Folha “. Baleia Rossi posted on Twitter.

In an interview with Folha, the candidate for the presidency of the Chamber affirmed that an impeachment process would bring instability to the country. “It is not the road, it is not good for Brazil,” he declared, generating noise in his alliance with the PT.