The affiliation of Joaquim Barbosa’s former minister to the DC (Christian Democracy), with a possible candidacy for president, generated a crisis in the party.
President of the São Paulo directory, former deputy Cândido Vaccarezza said that Barbosa is “unsupportable” and that he will work against Barbosa’s candidacy for the Planalto Palace.
“He started ‘lawfare’ in Brazil, he has no commitment to democracy, nor political experience. We cannot hand Brazil over to a character like that”, says Vaccarezza, in reference to Barbosa’s history as rapporteur of the monthly allowance process at the STF, which shook the Lula government in its first term.
Lawfare is a term that designates political persecution using legal means, and was cited by Lula’s allies during Lava Jato.
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Vaccarezza is an ally of former minister Aldo Rebelo, the party’s current presidential candidate. When contacted by the Panel, Aldo declined to comment.
Behind the scenes, Aldo’s allies cite there having been a “breach of trust” on the part of Caldas, who would have promoted the change of candidate without internal negotiation.
“Minister Joaquim Barbosa was a member in secret and surreptitiously, keeping it confidential from people who helped build the DC like me”, says Vaccarezza.
Barbosa himself was approached by the column to discuss his presidential candidacy, but he did not want to comment.
The DC’s objective is to launch his name with an agenda based on ethics and the defense of reforms in the Judiciary, taking advantage of the commotion generated by the Master case.
Vaccarezza says he will gather allies in the party from this Monday (18th), from several states, to prevent the candidacy of the former STF minister.
“We are going to put together a strategy to prevent Barbosa from being a candidate. It is the party convention that decides, not the national president. The DC was a small party, but without a crisis. Now it is no longer”, he declares.
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