The pre-candidate for the government of São Paulo, Fernando Haddad (PT), said this Wednesday (24) that Simone Tebet (PSB), Marina Silva (Rede) and Márcio França (PSB) made themselves available to be vice-presidents on the ticket in the capital of São Paulo. “I feel honored by the trust of these three ministry colleagues and I committed to formalizing the invitation by tomorrow.”. The former Minister of Finance also informed that they are also available to run for government – Simone Tebet was already a certain candidate for the São Paulo Senate, but Márcio and Marina would compete for the second vacancy.
The information comes after a meeting between Haddad, President Lula and Vice President Geraldo Alckmin. His date had been . Lula had already informed allies at the end of May that I would like to see França as Haddad’s deputy. Initially, the PSE member insisted on being a candidate for the Senate – with Simone Tebet (PSB) confirmed in one of the vacancies, he was competing for the second with Marina Silva (Rede).
As anticipated by Beatriz Manfredini’s column, among Haddad’s allies, there is an assessment that a candidacy of his own Márcio França to Palácio dos Bandeirantes could convey an image of fragility from the left field in front of governor Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicans). The understanding is that the need for two candidacies to face the current governor could weaken the group’s discourse of unity.
France’s decision to have its own candidacy came after Paulo Serra (PSDB) and Kim Kataguiri (Missão) announced their withdrawal at the weekend that they will not be candidates for the São Paulo Executive.
