The president of the (National Bank for Economic and Social Development), denies that he is working in the re-election campaign of .
To the Panel, Mercadante said that he continues to act only as an economic advisor to the president in the government.
The statement by the president of BNDES was made after the Sheet show that.
One of Lula’s main advisors, he participated in an event about . The president of BNDES says, however, that he did not participate in any definition of the campaign.
According to Mercadante, the action would be incompatible with the role he performs at the head of the public bank.
“I will not take on the role of coordinating the government program or coordinating this year’s presidential campaign. My duties as president of BNDES are incompatible with this type of action,” he told the Panel.
In 2022, when he presided over the Perseu Abramo Foundation, linked to the PT, he was the coordinator of Lula’s program.
He says he will continue to act as President Lula’s economic advisor within the government.
“A role that I have played since the beginning of my administration, and I will be present in debates and economic meetings whenever called upon by the president”, he stated.
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