The political repercussions and the growing commitment to the “Letter to Brazilians and Brazilians in Defense of the Democratic Rule of Law” escalated Avante, União Brasil and MDB and PT talks on support for former president Luiz Lula da Silva in the first election round. official alliance
There are ongoing conversations with André Janones (Avante) and Luciano Bivar (União Brasil), with whom Lula exchanges messages on social networks. Along with the MDB, there is a movement in the party’s Lula wing to drop Simone Tebet’s candidacy in order to face President Jair Bolsonaro’s threats to shatter democracy in the first phase of the election. .
The “Letter to Brazilians and Brazilians in Defense of the Democratic Rule of Law” surprised the PT by attracting figures who had recently diverged strongly from the party’s positions. More than 350 thousand people have already signed the document, which remains committed Growing.Despite the letter’s non-partisan character, in the sense of not taking a position in favor of a candidate, the practical impact reinforces the PT’s statements about creating a beneficial wave of votes in favor of Lula in public and civil society. The letter is a response to Bolsonaro’s attacks on Electoral Justice, electronic voting machines and threats of coups.
In light of figures from the most recent Datafolha poll, which indicated that Lula would have received 52% of the valid votes if elected today, the PT campaign believes that fewer candidates for Planalto Palace could help Lula get elected in the first election. scene. In this context, meetings with Janones, Bivar and MDB sectors gained even more importance.
If Janones and Bivar pull out of the presidential race, the PT will increase its chances of victory in the first round, even if their parties do not officially support Lula for his state projects.
The current exchange of messages on social networks between Lula and Janones is a sign of how quickly conversations are moving. The two met earlier this month in Brazil.
There is an articulation with Bivar, with the support of the PT and PSB sectors, in Pernambuco as he tries to win a seat in the House as a federal parliamentary candidate.
This week’s MDB wing sided with Simone Tebet won a political victory by preventing the party congress from being postponed. However, the motto of the talks to persuade the MDB is that the party would now march with Lula to defend democracy against Bolsonaro’s authoritarian threat, as it had done in the past with re-democratisation.
source: Noticias
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