The Minister of Education, Camilo Santana (PT), stated that the Minister of Finance, Fernando Haddad (PT), “you can’t afford to make an individual decision”.
As shown by CNN, . In 2022, the head of the Treasury ended up defeated in the second round by Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicans).
“Haddad played an important role in 2022 and represents something much bigger. So he cannot afford to make an individual decision. He is part of a Brazilian project, which is led by President Lula”, said Camilo Santana in an interview published by the newspaper “O Globo” this Sunday (25).
“In the case of São Paulo, the two big names are [Geraldo] Alckmin and Haddad. It’s a matter of mission. It’s not wanting or not wanting. We often need to make ourselves available in the name of the national project, regardless of whether we are victorious or not”, he added.
Also according to the Minister of Education, “we need to carry out missions that we often don’t personally want to do”.
“I have no doubt that Haddad will be excited,” concluded Camilo Santana.
Haddad rules out being a candidate in 2026
Last week, Haddad declared that he does not intend to run in 2026, in addition to expressing his desire to “discuss a country project on the international stage”.
“I told Lula, on every occasion, that I would not run for office in 2026, for all positions. I have a personal relationship with Lula, the president lives with my family. I have listened to the president. We started talking about my departure from the government last week and I took my considerations to him”, reported the head of Finance to the UOL portal.
Although Lula insists on Haddad’s candidacy for the São Paulo government, people close to both signal to the CNN Brazil which weighs the strong possibility of a defeat, given that Tarcísio de Freitas appears as.
“I’m not thinking about political positions. I want time to discuss a country project on the international stage”, reiterated Haddad.
