The federal deputy (-SP) admitted to the closest allies that would give up to run for reelection to the House of Representatives to join the Government (PT) by the end of 2026, if invited by the president.
In these conversations, Boulos stated that his priority is to work on Lula’s reelection. He will consider that, despite the expressive vote in 2022, PSOL does not depend on his candidacy to achieve the requirements that guarantee the party access to the party fund and political propaganda.
Lula is expected to make his decision on the return of the official trip to China. As anticipated the Sheetthe president. According to his collaborators, the petista is considering inviting Boulos to the post since the beginning of the year, when he traced his ministerial reform.
An eventual candidacy of Boulos to a new federal deputy mandate is appointed as an obstacle to this articulation. About a month ago, Lula probed the psoilist about the possibility of not competing in 2026 to stay in the government until the end of his term.
One of the difficulties faced by the President of the Republic in ministerial reform is the need for disincompratibilization. By law, ministers who run for elections should leave office up to six months before the first round.
Today, it is estimated that about 20 ministers leave the government for the dispute. Given this, Lula has reinforced allies who would not like to appoint new ministers who plan to leave posts in April 2026.
Lula did not formalize an invitation to Boulos. Still, according to reports, the parliamentarian would have agreed with this condition to engage in the petista’s political project.
But a series of mishaps, such as the falls of former ministers Juscelino Filho (União Brasil-MA) and Carlos Lupi (PDT-RJ), has postponed the outcome of the reform.
Leadership of the (Homeless Workers Movement), Boulos could reinforce the articulation with social movements and the defense of government on social networks.
In the race for the São Paulo City Hall, Lula personally worked to support the Boulos candidacy, having designed the composition of the plate that had Marta Suplicy in the deputy. Amid negotiations with his party, the president even said that he considered Boulos more petista than some affiliates to the PT.
Under Lula’s influence, the PT gave up a candidacy in the largest city in the country to support him. Boulos reached the second round, but was defeated by (MDB), reelected with the support of pockets.
Lula has confidence and appreciation for Boulos. Last year, he campaigned for him, one of the few in which the president actually engaged – but in the final stretch was not São Paulo. Allies cited their health condition at the time when he fell into the bathroom of the Dawn Palace.
In 2022, during the government transition, Boulos was quoted to take on any ministry, having participated in the city working group. But that did not happen, since he was already the pre-candidate for the city.
In the sketch of ministerial reform, the name considered to the general secretary was that of the former president of the PT. But with his appointment to the political articulation, Lula began to consider Boulos for the vacancy.
According to allies, his intention is to revive the leftist electorate. By the time a wing of the center of the government threatens to join the president’s opponents in the elections, the strategy would be to consolidate the historic base to safely reach October 2026.
On Monday (5), Lula took another step in his ministerial reform with the purpose of replacing the Minister of Women, (PT), with also petista.
