The president () has personally dedicated himself to setting up state platforms to support his candidacy for re-election.
In an attempt to at least maintain , he has invested in potential candidates with an initial focus on the large electoral colleges.
The PT member has been prioritizing articulations in the South, but he also closely monitors what happens, where he traditionally has the clearest victories.
According to allies, Lula is convinced that the Minister of Finance, (PT), has to be a candidate for governor and will insist that he run. Haddad, however,.
In the last conversation they had, Lula asked the minister to accompany him on an international trip before leaving his government. It is during these long flights that he usually talks to allies about his political projects.
Lula will visit Panama at the end of January and India and South Korea in mid-February.
Determined to build a strong ticket in São Paulo, the president does not rule out the possibility of trying to encourage his vice president, (), to become a senator.
The government and PT leadership evaluate Lula’s vote in São Paulo in 2022 as one of the main factors for victory. In 2018, the party, represented by Haddad in the presidential race, had 7.2 million votes in the second round. In the following election, Lula had 11.5 million in the state – in both cases there was a local defeat, but the improvement in performance made it possible to triumph at the national level.
The president’s allies define one as ideal.
Tebet is from Mato Grosso do Sul. He needs to change his electoral domicile to run for election in São Paulo and, perhaps, even his party – he supports the Bolsonaro governor (Republicans). The president must take her on a trip to talk about her political destiny.
Just like São Paulo, the performance in Minas is seen as fundamental for the re-election of the president, who did not give up trying to convince the former president of () to run for Palácio Tiradentes. The Minas Gerais electorate is the second largest in Brazil.
The president has already informed his allies that he intends to seek out Pacheco for another appeal for his candidacy, in an operation that should include the participation of the president of the Senate, (.
According to allies, Lula even said that the best party for Pacheco would be the MDB. The president’s request is accompanied by the promise of structuring a strong alliance. In the state, one of the mentioned lists is that of () and Marília Campos (PT) as candidates for the Senate.
When contacted by the report, Pacheco did not comment.
Lula also recently spoke with the mayor of and pre-candidate for governor (PSD). The alliance is agreed. The PT representative on the ticket should be congresswoman Benedita da Silva, likely candidate for senator. The Rio de Janeiro electorate is the third largest in the country, according to figures released in 2024.
Outside the Southeast, Lula closely monitors the situation in Bahia and Ceará, the two main states governed by the PT. Research indicates that, if the election were held today, the governors (BA) and Elmano de Freitas (CE) would be at risk of being defeated.
The president does not accept the possibility of losing the governments of these two states and, consequently, part of the local electorates. In recent weeks, he contacted the ministers (Civil House) and (Education) and gave them the task of guaranteeing victories.
Camilo, former governor of Ceará, has a term as senator until 2031. He talks about leaving the ministry early to help with Elmano’s campaign.
As shown by Sheet,. The Minister of Education tries to prevent Lula from ceasing to believe in the possibility of Elmano being re-elected and, consequently.
The main threat to PTism in Ceará is the former minister (), who has appeared first in the polls for governor.
Rui Costa, in turn, has shown signs behind the scenes that he would like to run in place of Governor Jerônimo. The current head of the Bahian government, polls show, has his election threatened by the former mayor of Salvador (União Brasil).
The senator (PT-BA), however, supports Jerônimo – as does most of the PT in the state. Historical leader of the party and friend of Lula for decades, Wagner spoke about the subject with the president in recent days. The president said that any decision on the candidacy for governor in Bahia will be agreed with Wagner.
Lula is worried about the polls in the state, but he trusts the senator and doesn’t want to run over him. Furthermore, PT members are betting that Jerônimo will be boosted by their ticket. Candidates for senator must be Wagner and Costa themselves, popular in the state. This would add to the association with the image of Lula, who usually obtains significant electoral victories in Bahia.
“This idea [lançar Rui Costa para governador]For me, it doesn’t exist. It’s not even considered,” Wagner told Sheet. “Turning the world upside down for what? I’m for the naturalness of politics. The naturalness of politics is the re-election of governor Jerônimo Rodrigues”, stated the senator.
Another move by the head of government regarding state alliances was made public in recent days. The president.
