Lula will appeal to France to support Haddad; PT sees error referring to kidnapping

Former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his virtual vice-presidential candidate, ex-governor Geraldo Alckmin, should appeal to former governor Márcio França (PSB) so that Palácio dos Bandeirantes withdraws his candidacy and supports ex-minister Fernando Haddad (PT). France can run for the Senate with the support of the PT. PT members want PSOL to participate in this articulation.

This call is expected to take place during this week, possibly at a meeting between Lula, Alckmin and France. This request should have been made already, but it was delayed as Lula contracted covid-19 again. And Márcio França.

One of the biggest obstacles to França’s withdrawal was that she had to run for the Senate against a strong competitor, TV presenter José Luiz Datena (PSC). In other words, he would give up his candidacy for the government of São Paulo for an indefinite senatorial seat.

There is an assessment in the PT that Datena may withdraw from the candidacy, as she has done in other elections. PT members also consider it important to attract PSOL support to France. In this sense, it may be a possibility to give Haddad’s assistant seat to PSOL so that the party does not run for the Senate and France becomes the name of the alliance in São Paulo.

One wing of the PT is sympathetic to the fact that PSOL head Juliano Medeiros is Haddad’s deputy. However, there are those who believe this will increase resistance in São Paulo’s interior and that Haddad should have a lawmaker with a more conservative profile to increase his chances of voting.

Proponents of relinquishing the assistant seat to PSOL argue that Haddad’s campaign has already benefited from the withdrawal of Guilherme Boulos from the candidacy for the São Paulo government. Another argument: making this alliance with PSOL, which the Senate will not name, would give France more security in the Senate race. This year, there is only one Senate seat per state. There were two in 2018.

Detail: It is necessary to agree with PSOL to withdraw from the Senate candidacy in favor of France. Lula should have entered this statement directly and made an objection in this sense.

shot in the foot

“Unhappy.” This is how Lula’s statement made by the FHC administration for the abductors of Abílio Diniz to end their hunger strike in exchange for their return to their country to serve their sentences was described in this way.

In fact, it was the fault of the PT, which in itself created a negative agenda and allowed Bolsonaro to distort the speech and transform a humanitarian action to defend criminals. Lula quoted Maceió to show that he had a longstanding political relationship with Senator Renan Calheiros, who was Minister of Justice in the FHC government.

Bolsonarism used speech in social networks. The President said that Lula gave a certificate of thanks to the drug dealers and thugs, and that it was a lie. These issues were covered in this week’s “Election Radar” podcast.

to go forward

The PT leadership believes an alliance should be made in Espírito Santo to support the re-election of Governor Renato Casagrande (PSB). To do so, Senator Fabiano Contarato would have to give up running for the government of Espirito Santo.

Fault

There won’t be many alliances between PT and PSB in Rio Grande do Sul. Lula has a tendency to have a dual platform in the state. Beto Albuquerque will compete for PSB. For Edegar Pretto, PT.

political purpose

In Minas, the PT welcomes Alexandre Kalil (PSD) sewing to enlist União Brasil’s support in the dispute against re-election candidate governor Romeu Zema (Novo). Kalil strengthens Lula’s platform in the province by forming a wedge in the right and far-right camp.

In Brazil’s second-largest electoral commission, an alliance can secure the votes for victory in the first round, assessing the leadership of the campaign.

Amazon effect

In the PT campaign, this week’s Datafolha round is expected to yield figures similar to the last poll, which pointed to Lula’s chances of winning in the first round. The PT also believes that the murders of journalist Dom Philips and native Bruno Araújo Pereira tend to wear out Bolsonaro in the elections.