Or vice-president Geraldo Alckmin (PSB) participated in the opening of the National Congress of the Workers’ Party (PT) this Friday (24), in Brasília, and, during the event, promised “loyalty” to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT).
“I only have two words. The first is gratitude, for the respect and trust. I am not from the PT, but I have always been received with enormous affection and consideration. And the second is loyalty. President Lula, count on us to work for the benefit of our population”, he said.
Political adversaries for decades, Lula and Alckmin will once again be on the same ticket competing in the elections for the Palácio do Planalto in 2026. In his participation, the vice-president also stated that the PT member would have “saved” democracy in the country.
“At the end of the year, we will have the electoral process, the high point of democracy. And we need to highlight that President Lula saved democracy in Brazil. If, losing the elections, they tried to stage a coup, imagine if they had won,” he said.
a document with suggestions for Lula’s government program in the electoral race. – themes that generate divisions and require more extensive dialogue.
A preliminary document of recommendations for the government program piggybacks on the debate about the end of the 6×1 scale and proposes a series of measures aimed at social well-being. The text received dozens of amendments and should undergo changes throughout the congress.
