Minister Gleisi Hoffmann responded this Wednesday (31), in a post on social media, against President Lula’s (PT) candidacy for re-election.
For the minister, those responsible for the publication do not fear for Lula’s health, which would be full of vitality, but for the continuation of the government that “resumed Brazil’s growth and is not afraid to face tax and social injustice”.
“The magazine of the global financial system, of those who make fortunes without producing anything, prefers that Brazil should once again be subjected to the commandments of the ‘market'”, wrote Gleisi. “Abandoning public policies aimed at the people, the growth of employment, wages and family income.”
In an editorial published last Tuesday (30), the magazine wrote that the president (PT) should not run for re-election in 2026. According to the publication, although Brazil demonstrated in 2025 the resilience of its democratic institutions, the country “deserves better choices” in the next election.
In the text, the magazine argues that the main reason for Lula, now 80 years old, to give up the race is his age. The editorial also criticizes the government’s economic policy, classified as unambitious and excessively based on income transfer programs, although it recognizes advances such as the reform to simplify the tax system.
The British magazine points to the governor of , (Republicans), as the most competitive alternative. According to the editorial, Tarcísio would represent a younger option with greater institutional commitment than senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ).
“It is not for the ‘good of Brazil’ that they prefer Tarcísio”, countered the chief minister of the Secretariat of Institutional Relations. “It’s for their interests, which are not those of the country or the Brazilian people.”
