It was revealing of the urgency of having strong candidacies in the states to see the minister’s call for them to take part in the October election. In particular, according to her, she is qualified to face the challenge in São Paulo.
More symptomatic was seeing the Finance Minister’s smile when asked to comment on the statement. “I celebrate being praised by Gleisi”, he said, and then left the microphones and entered the ministry’s entrance, leaving the irony in the air.
The scene took place on Thursday (29) and gave Haddad the chance to respond to the criticisms that the then PT president made of him before taking on the political articulation portfolio. In the most acidic of them, Gleisi described the policy conducted by the minister as .
Preaching for a change of course meant that Fernando Haddad betrayed the party’s ideas. Therefore, it is natural for him to question whether it is worth responding to the appeal of those who considered him a traitor. So, it wasn’t used to command the economy, but it was used to defend the flags of PT in what should be the most difficult of the state disputes in 2026?
The situation poses a dilemma for the minister who is already in the process of saying goodbye to his position. He is under powerful pressure to engage in the fight even against his will, but if he does not give in he could be held responsible for not having contributed to the largest electoral college in the country.
In a tight election, a good vote in São Paulo can make the difference between success and failure. Although there are additional reasons for hesitation, he may not want to risk adding a fourth defeat in ten years to his resume.
But, if he decides to take the risk — even because elections are not decided the day before —, Haddad will need to put his displeasure aside. Discouraged and going to a forced election, he will not be able to convince the electorate that, once again, it is worth trying.
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