The Secretariat of Social Communication (Secom) informed this Friday, 24th, to the Political Broadcast (Grupo Estado’s real-time news system) that the vice-president of the Republic, Geraldo Alckmin, and the minister of Agriculture and Livestock, André de Paula, will represent the government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at Agrishow, in Ribeirão Preto (SP), on Sunday, 26.
According to the government’s communications team, Lula is not expected to attend the event. He must complete his third term as President without going to the agricultural fair.
As shown by the Broadcast Agrothe president’s trip to the event began to be evaluated by Palácio do Planalto this Friday morning. Until then, Lula’s presence at Agrishow had been ruled out, just as it was in previous editions of the current term.
The idea, according to the investigation of the Broadcast Agrowas that Lula was accompanied by vice-president Geraldo Alckmin and the minister of Agriculture, André de Paula.
Federal government teams were already organizing the purchase of tickets to Ribeirão Preto and the structure of the event to welcome the president, the report found.
The fact that it was an election year was a factor in the decision, according to sources. Other presidential candidates must also attend Agrishow.
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In the current administration, the government’s participation in Agrishow is surrounded by confusion. In 2023, the Minister of Agriculture, Carlos Fávaro, said he was not invited to the event, which led to questions about Banco do Brasil’s sponsorship of the event.
In later editions, Alckmin and Fávaro represented the federal government.
