President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva asked to be a candidate for the House in the 2026 elections by the PT.
The message was given during the city is the electoral base of Cunha, which was present.
During his speech, Lula joked with his former deputy, saying that he should stop making money and apply again. Cunha is currently a lawyer.
Mayor in the first government of the petista, he was later revoked due to the monthly scandal.
The president’s request follows a strategy that he defined to seek the PT’s strength to the maximum strength and allies in Congress in his eventual mandate. Former Minister José Dirceu is another who received Lula’s appeal to apply.
Cunha has not yet decided if he will re -compete elections and are consulting friends and allies about this possibility.
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