One of the chiefs of the petista trend that has controlled the party for 20 years, Francisco Rocha says there will be no division in the chain because of the choice of the new.
CNB is a crack around former Minister Edinho Silva’s candidacy for the position.
“Anyone from CNB is launching another candidate will face resistance from militancy and resolve with the third floor of the Planalto Palace,” says Rochinha, as he is known, in reference to, who supports Edinho.
The candidate, who until last year was mayor of Araraquara (SP), has support, besides the president, ministers such as (farm), (health) and (education), as well as the former minister.
Edinho faces resistance from a wing formed, among others, by the minister (institutional relations), the leader of the government in the House, José Guimarães (CE), the federal deputy Jilmar Tatto (SP), the mayor of Maricá, Washington Quaquá and the treasurer, Gleide Andrade.
According to Rochinha, the internal dispute is not due to issues of ideology, but the internal attachment by positions. The most disputed is the treasury.
He predicts that Edinho will have about 53% in the internal election, thus avoiding the need for a second round.
Other names already launched by minority trends are the secretary of international relations of the subtitle, Romênio Pereira, and the leader Valter Pomar. Federal Deputy Rui Falcão, former president of, also considers applying.
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