Novo pre-candidate seeks to provide a right-wing alternative to the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro and signals that he may ally with the former governor of Goiás to face Lula (PT)
The former governor of Minas Gerais and pre-candidate for President for Novo, Romeu Zemastated that does not rule out alliances still in the first round, as the former governor of Goiás Ronaldo Caiado (PSD), for make another right-wing candidacy viable in place of senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL), currently the best positioned in voting intention polls in the dispute with President Lula (PT).
The statements were made this Tuesday (26), at an event with investors in the capital of São Paulo and come after the incident involving the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro and banker Daniel Vorcaro.
Zema indicated that the definition of alliances should occur later, as the political scenario evolves. “These conversations always take place and, with all certainty, the outcome of this will be on the deadline. Because, in politics, it is at midnight on the deadline that things are usually defined, unfortunately”, he stated, in reference to the Electoral Court calendar, which establishes August 15th as the deadline for registering candidacies.
For him, the tendency is for the scenario to continue changing until the final stretch of the electoral process. “It changes as time goes on, and this late definition ends up making sense. I’ve been saying that I’m going to take my pre-campaign and campaign until the end,” he said.
Despite this, the former governor highlighted the good relationship with Caiado and signaled an openness to compositions. “I get along very well with Caiado,” he said. When asked about the possibility of being vice-president of the former governor of Goiás, he replied in a relaxed tone: “Can’t it be the other way around?”
Zema also highlighted the political and administrative proximity between the two States and coexistence with other governors. “I like him. In my government, we created a consortium, with seven governors, and I got along very well with everyone, including Tarcísio. Goiás and Minas are almost twin states, with a great similarity”, he said.
Despite the composition signal, Zema stated that, regardless of who advances to the second round on the right, there will be unity to defeat Lula (PT). “We will be together against our main objective, which is to fight the left”, he said.
In the latest Datafolha survey, released on Friday (22), Lula appeared with 47% of voting intentions no second turn against 43% by Flávio Bolsonaro. In the previous round, carried out a week earlier, both had 45%. In other words, after the revelations involving the production of the Dark Horse film, Lula fluctuated upwards and Flávio downwards.
At this Tuesday’s event, Zema once again criticize Flávio Bolsonaro. The pre-candidate stated that the election will be marked by the “indignation” of the electorate and suggested that the crisis involving Banco Master should impact candidacies associated with the episode. In an indirect reference to the senator’s visit to Daniel Vorcaro, Zema stated that voters would not accept candidates who had met with a “bandit banker”.
In the economic field, Zema criticized what he considers to be distortions in the job market and social programs. For him, the current model of income redistribution, with policies such as Bolsa Família, would be contributing to the formation of a “generation of loanables”, by reducing incentives for formal employment.
“What big men, 20, 30 years old, receive Bolsa Família and complement this Bolsa Família with occasional odd jobs, is not written,” he stated.
According to the pre-candidate, it would be necessary to establish stricter rules for beneficiaries who refuse work opportunities, on the grounds that the current system may discourage professional qualification.
At the same time, Zema recognized that there are groups that must continue to be served by social policies, such as mothers with young children.
In the area of public security, Zema also criticized the conduct of the issue in the country. For him, as long as the formulation of policies is under the responsibility of what he called “sociologists”, and not professionals in the police field, the results tend to be insufficient.
