Governor of São Paulo will be represented by the Secretary of Health at an event with the president at the Butantan Institute
The governor of São Paulo, Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicans), chose not to attend to an agenda at the Butantan Institute, this Monday (9), alongside President Lula (PT). According to Palácio dos Bandeirantes, Tarcísio will be represented by the Secretary of Health, Eleuses Paiva. So far, the governor’s official agenda has not been released.
Alongside the Minister of Health, Alexandre Padilha, Lula will announce federal investments for the vaccine production at the Butantan Institute. They should also start immunizing healthcare professionals against dengue. Last year, in November, Tarcísio attended an event at the Institute, which is linked to the São Paulo government, to announce the approval of the vaccine by Anvisa. At the time, he was alongside Padilha.
This is not the first time, however, that Lula has avoided Tarcísio and vice versa since the electoral race began to get closer. Lula withdrew, for example, from participating in the Santos-Guarujá tunnel auction and . Then, in October 2025, Alckmin and Tarcísio would meet on the Day of Our Lady of Aparecida, in the interior of São Paulo, .
At the time of these events, speculation was strong that Tarcísio would run for President of the Republic against Lula. Now, with the confirmation of the re-election attempt, the scenario is still a dispute, this time for São Paulo. Alckmin and the Minister of Finance, Fernando Haddad, are also expected to participate in the events. The two are tipped to head the opposition ticket against Tarcísio to Bandeirantes, despite both showing resistance.
Despite this, in a recent speech to the press, Lula said that Alckmin has “a lot to contribute to the State of São Paulo”. THE Young Pan, Alckmin also did not predict his political future. The column also showed that the PT treats Haddad as plan A and can even expand the.
Even so, internally, at Bandeirantes, there is no great concern withbut rather who .
*This text does not necessarily reflect the opinion of Jovem Pan.
