Politics · Brazil · 21 hrs ago
Kassab says PSD support for Lula depends on public spending cuts
PSD leader Gilberto Kassab says the party’s relationship with Lula will depend on the government’s public-spending plans.
Kassab wants the party’s members to remain involved in the federal administration and says Lula is legitimate in delivering social programs.
He is calling for a commitment to spending cuts.
The PSD is set to have 43 members in the lower house and four senators from February 2027.
Kassab also called the current system for lawmakers’ budget allocations unacceptable and proposed linking the funds to executive-branch programs.
He wants the 60 billion reais allocated by lawmakers next year tied to a project approved by voters.
On the lower house leadership, the party’s deputies have backed Hugo Motta’s re-election, while its senators are expected to decide their position in the coming days.
Gilberto Kassab said the Brazilian Social Democratic Party’s relationship with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will depend on the government’s approach to public spending.
Kassab wants the government to commit to spending cuts while maintaining PSD members’ participation in the federal administration.
He said he believes Lula is legitimate in delivering social programs.
Kassab called the current model for congressional budget amendments unacceptable and proposed linking the funds to executive programs.
From February 2027, the PSD will have 43 federal deputies and four senators.
- Who
- Gilberto Kassab, president of the PSD, and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
- What
- Kassab said the PSD’s relationship with Lula will depend on the government’s approach to public spending, including a commitment to cuts.
- When
- Kassab made the remarks in an interview reported on November 8, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Kassab said the government’s handling of public spending would guide the party’s relationship with Lula.
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- PSD federal deputies
- 43 from February 2027
- PSD senators
- 4 from February 2027
- Congressional funds
- R$60 billion to be allocated by lawmakers the following year
- Chamber speaker
- PSD deputies have backed Hugo Motta’s re-election
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