The Vice President of the Republic and Minister of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services, Geraldo Alckmin, criticized on Friday night (5), in São Paulo, the proposal that aims to amnesty convicted of the attempted coup and acts of 8 January.
“Pardon is a coup of reverse march,” said the vice president, after the Santos-Guarujá tunnel auction.
Alckmin also pointed out that the country values freedom and democracy and cited the participation of Brazilians against Nazism and fascism in World War II. “The Brazilian people is in the character of the Brazilian people. It is democracy that promotes inclusion,” he said, without quoting the.
Earlier, when beating the hammer during the auction, Finance Minister Fernando Haddad stressed that polarization is part of the political and democratic process, provided it is not based on authoritarianism.
“When polarization is authoritative, where one thinks of eliminating the opponent, this is the polarization that no one wants,” he said.
The Minister of Ports and Airports, Silvio Costa Filho, was also opposed to any possibility of voting by the congress of an amnesty project, and argued that the legislature guidelines must be focused on income tax and administrative reform.
Unlike the federal government authorities, the governor of São Paulo, Tarcísio de Freitas, refused to answer questions about amnesty or the fact that he went to Brasilia this week to negotiate the proposal. Freitas has already said in interviews that he would grant pardon to Jair Bolsonaro if he was elected president of the Republic.
Asked about the vice-president’s statement about the pardon, the governor said that “he would only talk about the tunnel on Friday.” Alckmin did not mention the governor in his speech.
Partnership
São Paulo (SP) – 05/09/2025 – Auction of the Santos -Guardian Tunnel at B3. From left to right, Geraldo Alckmin (vice president), Silvio Costa Filho (Minister of Ports) and Tarcísio de Freitas (governor of São Paulo). Photo: EDUARDO OLIVEIRA/MPOR
The Santos-Guarujá Tunnel Auction was won by the Portuguese group Mota-Engil. With an estimated investment of R $ 6.8 billion, the project will have a public contribution of up to R $ 5.14 billion, also divided between the São Paulo government and the federal government. The rest will be covered by the private initiative.
Minister Haddad highlighted the partnership between União and the state of São Paulo despite the political differences. “The two governments have been handed to arrive today and celebrate this great hiring. In a few years we will celebrate the inauguration of this work. And so many people will benefit and we will remember today, which is how politics is done, this is how to build democracy.
Silvio Costa Filho also pointed out that the auction is the type of action “that, in fact, in the end, who wins is the Brazilian population”. “This convergence of the São Paulo State Government with the Federal Government, it is very beneficial to the country.”
In a speech during the auction ceremony, Tarcísio de Freitas stressed the performance of several organs to achieve the tunnel project, which will connect the coastal cities of Santos and Guarujá. “Congratulations to those who modeled, congratulations to those who sought technology, congratulations to those who made a difference. Congratulations to the São Paulo State Government and congratulations to the federal government,” said the governor.
