The campaign for re-election will have in its coordination names that the president strictly trusts and some exponents of the old guard of the , with no direct involvement currently in the party’s bodies.
The exception is . Paulo Okamotto, who until recently presided over the Perseu Abramo Foundation, will be responsible for popular committees and social networks.
will focus on the economy, while José Filippi Jr., former mayor of Diadema, will take care of the financial part.
Gilberto Carvalho, former chief of staff in Lula’s first two terms, will be responsible for the campaign’s agenda. Monica Valente, executive secretary of the São Paulo Forum, will be responsible for the mobilization in the states and José Gabrielli, former president of Petrobras, will dedicate himself to the government program.
In addition to them, it is defined that the marketer will be Raul Rabelo. The group can still be expanded. A likely name to join the coordination is minister Guilherme Boulos, from the General Secretariat.
To the Panel, Edinho said that “the coordination of the presidential campaign is President Lula’s responsibility and there is no formalized name.”
Although they are all respected names internally, the announcement generated some strangeness among some party leaders precisely because the majority are far from the day-to-day activities of the party.
There was also no respect for the internal proportionality of the party’s tendencies. All names belong to CNB (Construindo um Novo Brasil), the wing that controls the party.
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