National president of , the senator (PI) said this Saturday (25) that the president () “is a plane that is flying alone, but that flies low” in the electoral projections for next year.
He spoke to journalists shortly before taking to the stage at COP International, an event held to discuss public security, and said that Lula has an advantage because he is the only team on the field, making a comparison with football.
“When I join the other team, and you can see from the people who are with us, the stars, we will put together a winning project that will be much better for the country”, declared the senator.
The PT member, according to the Genial/Quaest survey released at the beginning of the month, would win all projected scenarios in a possible second round – including against (Republicans), one of the main right-wing candidates for the majority elections.
The governor of São Paulo was one of the expected attendees this Saturday, the last day of the COP, but he did not attend. The organization stated that Tarcísio canceled his participation. The state government did not comment. The Secretary of Public Security, Guilherme Derrite (PP), attended the three-day event.
Ciro Nogueira did not comment on the race around the right-wing name that will lead the candidacy next year.
Governors on the right a movement of unity, which ended up losing steam due to internal splits in the segment and the resistance of the former president (), who is under house arrest, in sponsoring a name.
Governor Cláudio Castro (PL), from Rio de Janeiro, was next to the senator at the time of the questioning and said, laughing, that “Ciro Nogueira already has the support of three governors here” — in addition to him, governors Antônio Denarium (PP), from Roraima, and from Mato Grosso do Sul, Eduardo Riedel (PP), participated in the interview.
The vice-governor of Acre, Mailza Assis (PP), also attended.
The PP president also commented on the recent escalation of tension between the United States and Venezuela and said he hoped that no intervention would occur in the country led by dictator Nicolás Maduro.
“But I will not deny you, and this is my personal opinion, that the time has come for the people of Venezuela to remove this dictator from power, and I hope that the Army itself will do this,” he declared.
