The mayor of Recife, (), seeks to be the president’s sole candidate () in Pernambuco. Among them in Brasilia on Wednesday (23). João Campos is expected to leave the position of mayor in early April next year (PSD).
Name of the PSB for the dispute, Campos wants to push rumors that Lula could be present in two stands in Pernambuco, as happened in 2006, when his father, former governor Eduardo Campos (1965-2014), won the election, in which Lula also did acts along with (PT) in the first round.
And he usually publicly thanked Lula’s partnerships with his management, but has not taken a position yet about the next dispute for the presidency. In 2022, the governor supported (MDB) in the first round and did not position herself in the second.
Lula’s allies in Pernambuco are concentrated around João Campos, except for PSOL and a PT minority wing that is close to the state government.
The PSB has Pernambuco as one of its priorities next year, while the PT needs the alliance with Pessebists to Lula, who should not have support from Centrão parties in the possible candidacy for reelection.
In 2024, João Campos was reelected with 78% of the valid votes in the first round in Recife. The evaluation of the PSB is that its radiates through the metropolitan region. Therefore, the mayor began raids through the interior of the state in order to expand the presence.
In June, he was in two interior municipalities for PSB events that served to mark the party’s position. dominated the events.
This month, Campos visited the Garanhuns Winter Festival, a traditional cultural event of the interior of the state, and was also on display in Serra Talhada, the largest city governed by the PT in Pernambuco, and at Cowboy Mass, traditional sertão event in Serrita, where it shared spotlights with Raquel, also present. A is to make new agendas inside by the end of the year.
In a speech after the parade on horseback, Raquel made criticism that were interpreted as directed to Campos. “This is not a political stage here. It is time to celebrate our culture and our story. This is not done on Instagram, it is done on the ground, on earth, on a horse, hand in hand with our people,” said Rachel, who even greeting his rival in Serrita. Fields expressed interlocutors who do not intend to respond to the criticism of Raquel and allies.
At the meeting with Lula at the Alvorada Palace, last Wednesday, the Minister of Institutional Relations (PT) and the Vice-President (PSB) were also present. The PSB wants to keep Alckmin on Lula’s plate.
The assembly of the possible alliance of Campos for 2026 was also under discussion. At the moment, he has a support arc (PT, PC do B, União Brasil, MDB, PSDB, Republicans) larger than that of the governor, which has Somos and PP. PL and PSOL must have their candidacy, and the PDT tends to support the mayor.
In parallel, Campos has some questions to resolve. There are four pre-candidates for two Senate vacancies on his plate: current Senator Humberto Costa, former Deputy (Solidarity), former Mayor of Petrolina Miguel Coelho (União Brasil) and Port and Airport Minister Silvio Costa Filho (Republicans).
The surroundings of João Campos evaluates that the vacancy of Costa is given for certain in the plate. The other tends to be from Silvio or Miguel, with Marilia being a candidate for federal deputy.
One of the criteria for choosing the second name for the Senate will be the polls of voting intention. This is because there is a fear of the pre-candidacy of, which has the support of the former president (PL) and appeared well placed in the surveys conducted by the parties. Anyone ahead or closer to Machado can earn the place on the plate.
Rachel’s allies believe there will be sequelae in this discussion and that those who get dissatisfied can ally with the governor. A possible candidate for the Senate on her plate is Federal Deputy Eduardo da Fonte (PP).
The PSB also monitors Dudu da Fonte’s movements and does not rule out the possibility of him again allying with João Campos if the electoral scenario is as now, with the leader of the polls.
Campos wants to boost management in Recife with deliveries between September and March. It even wants to inaugurate the Children’s Hospital and deliver the bridge that connects Areias to Imbiribeira that can improve traffic in the city.
Last week, the mayor launched a program in which the city will pay up to R $ 600 rent for families who earn up to three minimum wages.
