Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva already has a nomination for the October presidential election to prevent the election from becoming permanent. Jair Bolsonaro in strength. This is the former governor of São Paulo. Geraldo Alckmin, unconcealable conservative stamp. Lula and Alckmin were rivals in the 2006 election, one founded the Labor Party (PT). The other was a member of Opus Dei. – What unites them in the present is the former retired captain’s fear and possibility of being reelected. The historical alliance between rival leaders since Brazil regained democracy in the mid-1980s was formalized this Friday at a meeting attended by Lula and Alckmin. “We are going I need my experience and his experience “To rebuild the country, by speaking to the whole of Brazilian society,” said the man who ran the South American giant between 2003 and 2010. At the same time, there is a “very strong demonstration” to the public that Bolsonaro cannot stay in the presidency beyond the first day of 2023.
“This day is important to me. Alckmin. You will be greeted like an old comrade in our beloved Labor Party. From now on, you cannot be treated like a former governor and I cannot be treated like a former president. You call me Comrade Lula and I call you Comrade Alckmin“. PT should meet to repeat the same words of Lula. No one expects surprises in this regard.
Lula, in turn, recalled the historical relationship between PSB and PT. “It’s totally possible two powers with different projects, with the same principles, come together at a time when people need it. We must show the Brazilian society that Brazil needs love, not hate.”
For Lula, Bolsonaro is a “genocideTherefore, winning the election contest will be easier than “the task ahead of us to save this country” hit by hunger and inflation and to which he has devoted himself “bodily and soulfully”. Alckmin agreed. his old rival to political greatness and neutrality: “Politics is not an art in itself. The power of politics is centripetal. We go participate in efforts to rebuild our countryHe also recalled that Brazil currently has a government that “attacks democracy and institutions”, causing “the biggest crisis in decades”.
mutual gestures
Each of them made important concessions to get to this stage. Lula decided not to refer to topics like abortion and even recalled paternal, grandparent status above a public health policy. Alckmin, meanwhile, left Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB)Joining the Socialist Party by Fernando Henrique Cardoso and thereby creating the conditions for alliance.
this last survey Recognized days ago in Brazil, he realized that Lula would beat Bolsonaro by 19 points in the second round. However, analysts extreme right shorten the distances and achieve an electoral instance of greater political drama. However, a survey by the Genial/Quaest consulting firm noted that 61% of respondents felt that the former retired captain should not have a new opportunity to manage. For its part, a poll by the Ipespe institute reports that Lula is considered the best president in the history of the republic and Bolsonaro the worst.