Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Photo: Ricardo Stuckert.
This Thursday, the Workers’ Party (PT) of Brazil will hold its national party congress to formalize the ticket for October’s elections, which consists of former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and former Governor Geraldo Alckmin.
On the agenda is the admission of the national coalition PT-Communist Parties of Brazil (PCdoB), Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB), Verde, Red de Sustentabilidad, Socialismo y Libertad, Solidaridad and the Lula-Alckmin duo R with the Supreme Court election.
According to the PT’s official website, the Congress of the Brazilian Federation of Hope will be held in Sao Paulo on the same day, but at a different time.
That’s what PT sources reported Lula will not be present at the event as he is serving political agendas in Pernambuco State (Northeast) and the electoral duo’s Vice President Alckmin will represent him.
News portal Metrópoles assures that the engagements of the former labor leader for this Thursday and tomorrow have been planned for some time and the former president prefers not to dismiss the trip as a strategic move by the political organization.
According to the website, the formula of Pernambuco, drawn up by the alliance with the grassroots party (PSB), Danilo Cabral, and the left federation (PCdoB), Luciana Santos, needs to be strengthened.
According to politicians from the PT Directory, the convention is just an endorsement of the acronym.
“The party’s vote with Lula and Alckmin took place in the consolidation of the duo (in May) in an open event with militancy present. Now is another moment, Lula is strengthening ties with the Brazilian people,” said PT MP Alencar Santana, quoted by Metrópoles.
Since yesterday, the former union leader has started his tour of three cities in Pernambuco around the “Let’s Go Together” movement for Brazil.
Greeted by a crowd, Lula and Alkcmin attended a public event in the town of Garanhuns, the twin town of Caetés, home of the former head of state, who delivered a speech urging those present to think about what Brazil wants to build for the future.
He called on the population to get involved in a national transformation project.
“This country needs them,” said the former mechanical wood turner.
“Every person, woman or man, has to have one thing,” he said, admitting to being a dreamer.
He recalled that when he won the presidency (2003), “I wanted to show that it is possible to achieve our dream.”
To date, Lula is leading all opinion polls ahead of the October vote that will see far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro seek re-election.
(With information from Prensa Latina)
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