The former chief of the Civil House José Dirceu asked for dedication from PT disputes in the states for vacancies in the Senate nas 2026 elections.
“Special attention to the Senate, where pockets plot the resumption of its authoritarian and dictatorial project”, Said Dirceu, in Letter to PT militancy released this Monday (26).
For Dirceu, seeking to increase the petista bench in the Senate is one of the steps necessary to create the “conditions” of reelecting President Lula (PT) in the same election.
In 2026, voters will elect two senators per state, which can lead to a renewal of up to 2/3 of the house, where the elected mandates of eight years.
Currently, the PT has nine between 81 senators. Six of them (two thirds of the bench) fulfill office that end with the next overall election.
In antagonism to the PT, PL, of former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL), has 14 senators; Six of them (less than half of the bench) have terms of ending.
Both PL and PT are willing to get competitive names in the Senate, as the analyst of the CNN Pedro Venceslau.
For Bolsonaro and his political group, having strength in the Senate can facilitate.
In 2022, when the states elected 1/3 of the Senate, eight representatives were elected by PL and four by the PT.
Open letter
José Dirceu’s letter reiterates the former minister’s support for and asks for the party’s unit.
In addition to the “special attention” to the Senate, Dirceu also asked the party to prioritize discussions about the need for political reform.
“This is an urgency, given the degradation of Parliament via the distortion of parliamentary amendments and the deviations of resources for electoral purposes,” he said.
The former minister also cited as other examples of “degradation” the “advance” of Congress on the executive’s prerogatives, the “threats” to the judiciary and the “indecent decision” to increase the number of deputies.
“The PT should prioritize political reform in the coming years, building a proposal and defending it with citizenship,” he said.
The proposal was approved in the House at the beginning of the month. Already in the Senate, there are discussions about the.
