The president (PT) said this Tuesday (14) that he will be a candidate for re-election, after his speech was interpreted mainly by the financial market as a sign that he might not run for a new term.
Lula said it is a “moral, ethical and even Christian commitment not to allow fascists to govern again.” He refers to the growth of the senator (-RJ), pre-candidate for president of the Republic, in the electoral polls. Flávio is the son of the former president (PL).
This Tuesday’s statements were made in an interview with the websites Brasil 247, DCM and Revista Fórum. The speech that raised speculation about withdrawal was given last week, in an interview with ICL Notícias.
“I’m saying that I haven’t decided to be a candidate yet, but the fact is that there will be a convention in the middle of June and I, in order to decide to be a candidate, will have to present a program, something new for this country. Something so that we don’t just say ‘one term comes in, ends hunger, leaves, comes back and hunger is back again'”, .
In the same interview, Lula said that he would hardly be a candidate. In 2022, when he ran for the mandate he currently holds, the PT member also said in the pre-campaign period that he didn’t know if he would be a candidate – but everyone in the political world knew he would be.
This Tuesday, the head of government stated. “That’s why I’m a candidate, I have a lot to do in this country.” He said he never had so much energy to govern. “My fourth term is to make this country take a decisive leap,” he declared.
Lula also stated that the financial market will always prefer another candidate in his place. The president said that the major players in the economy do not want social inclusion policies, but only for the government to guarantee the payment of interest.
