Brazilian Vice President Michel Temer, a key ally of embattled President Dilma Rousseff, might end his role managing her unwieldy coalition in Congress but he is not planning to leave her government, members of his party said on Friday.
“The vice president has not taken any decision on quitting the political liaison role,” a spokesman for Temer told Reuters.
Valor Econômico newspaper reported on Friday that the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party, or PMDB, which is Brazil’s largest party and controls both houses of Congress, is preparing to leave Rousseff’s government due to disagreements over handling an ongoing political crisis.
The newspaper said the PMDB would take a first step in that direction when Temer surrenders his tasks as Rousseff’s political liaison with Congress by the end of August.
A formal departure from the government would take place on Nov. 15, when the PMDB holds a national congress, Valor said.
The loss of her main ally in her 17-party coalition could leave the unpopular Rousseff unable to govern Brazil.
Brazil Energy Insight 
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