After defeat in , the PT leadership will look for the former mayor of Belo Horizonte Alexandre Kalil (PDT) in an attempt to build a platform for the president in Minas Gerais.
With the president’s approval, the movement was born amid suspicion of the senator’s (-MG) participation in the agreement that culminated in the rejection of Jorge Messias’s name for the STF (Supreme Federal Court).
Furthermore, Pacheco has shown signs that he does not intend to run for state government.
Setting up a platform for Lula in Minas Gerais was one of the topics at the dinner that the PT promoted in Brasília this Monday (4) to raise funds. The President of the Republic did not participate in the event.
The president of the PT, Edinho Silva, should look for Pacheco this Tuesday (5) to see if he is willing to run for office. The idea is to understand your disposition. To Interlocutores, Edinho said that he will take the initiative because he intends to listen to the senator and because he believes in his electoral potential.
Part of the group close to Lula believes that Pacheco helped the president of the Senate, (-AP), to reject Messias’ nomination in last week’s vote, despite the. This deteriorated the relationship with the senator and reinforced the impression among Lulista sectors that he will not be a candidate.
When suspicions about Pacheco’s loyalty were raised with Lula, the PT member responded that he remained the group’s candidate and that the vote in the Senate had no relation to the electoral campaign.
There are doubts, however, about the disposition of the PT base with Pacheco’s candidacy given the wear and tear caused by Messias’ rejection.
Pacheco’s allies see the suspicion that he acted against the government as unfair and say that, on the contrary, he helped Messias. According to these reports, it was the senator who took the Union’s attorney general to the event at his house with Alcolumbre.
Pacheco interlocutors stated that he remains willing to run in Minas, as long as his candidacy demonstrates political and electoral viability. But Messias’ defeat could shake the process, as attempts to embarrass him by the PT would make the senator give up, according to those around him.
