President Luiz Inácio da Silva () indicated to allies that he will act to remove the Minister of Entrepreneurship, (), from this year’s election and consolidate his platform around the candidacy for governor of (PT).
The idea studied by Lula, revealed the Sheetis to offer France the Ministry of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services, currently headed by the vice-president, (PSB) until the end of the current mandate. He will leave his post because he needs to become independent to run in the next elections.
According to reports, Lula has already informed allies that he would like to appoint France to a ministry larger than that of Entrepreneurship. This promotion would be a kind of consolation prize for the politician, who intended to run for the Senate in the state of São Paulo.
França also had the desire to run for Palácio dos Bandeirantes, under the argument that his candidacy would be strategic to take the dispute for the governor of São Paulo to a second round. If he accepts the offer, he will not leave the government.
Allies of Márcio França also claim that a candidacy from France in São Paulo would be important to increase the volume of criticism of the current governor, (Republicans), who will seek re-election.
The reasoning is that Haddad, (Rede) and (PSB), who must contest the election alongside the PT member, do not have a confrontation profile.
Lula indicated that, although he prefers to remain in vice. The vice president also does not have a political profile.
PSB members would like Márcio França to be a candidate for federal deputy to strengthen the party’s ticket in São Paulo and try to increase its bench in the Chamber. In 2022, the party elected two of the state’s 70 federal deputies.
France is expected to talk to Lula about his political destiny next week. The president’s allies claim that the proposal has already reached the minister’s ears. But he will not decide without first talking to the head of government.
Politicians close to the PT member believe that he may accept the exchange if he can get a signal from Lula that he will have more protagonism in a possible new term of office for the PT member.
This Thursday (26), the former Minister of Finance and PT pre-candidate for the Government of São Paulo, Fernando Haddad, met with França to discuss the political scenario in the state.
The São Paulo electorate is the largest in Brazil. Lula and those around him estimate that there will only be re-election if the PT manages to at least repeat the result it had in São Paulo in 2022.
In total, Tarcísio had 55% of the votes against 45% for Haddad in that dispute. Despite the defeat, the result was the best in the history of the PT in the state.
Haddad resisted the idea of running for months, and announced last Thursday (19) that he would run for governor of São Paulo. One of the main factors that led him to make this decision was the risk of defeat for the current president.
PT members have little hope of a victory against Tarcísio. The main objective of Haddad’s candidacy will be to add volume to Lula’s campaign in São Paulo, which has the largest electorate in the country.
One of the main concerns is the possibility of Tarcísio winning in the first round and the presidential dispute between Lula and the senator (PL-RJ) going to the second round. In this scenario, the volume of the PT campaign in São Paulo would greatly decrease in the final stage of the election.
Voting intention surveys show . Recently, the leadership of the PT government against its opponent.
