for the sixth time lula is presented presidency. In 2018 he was arrested in the south Curitiba city and was prevented from participating in the race Planalto Palace (Seat of Executive Branch) following a decision of the Superior Electoral Tribunal (TSE).
On that occasion, he was convicted without evidence of alleged acts of corruption in the Lava Jato disconnected judicial operation.
His convictions were overturned by the Federal Court of Justice in March 2021 and the former union leader regained his political rights and was eligible for re-election.
The federal leadership of the party and its helmsman, deputy Gleisi Hoffmann, took part in the purely protocol-based party congress of the PT.
Former Gov. Geraldo Alckmin was confirmed as the vice presidential nominee in Lula’s ticket.
Also on the day, the fan association was approved Brazil da Esperança, founded by the PT and the Communist Party of Brazil, the Greens, the Brazilian Socialists, the Sustainability Network, Socialism and Freedom and Solidarity.
Lula was not present at the event as he fulfills political agendas in Pernambuco State (Northeast).
This Thursday he stays in the city of Recife, where he will take part in a rally in Plaza del Carmen, the historical site of political acts in the capital of his native state.
According to the calendar set by the TSE, the parties have until August 5 to hold congresses.
After the meeting, political organizations have until August 15 R the candidacy with this court, the last step for the candidate’s official admission.
The day before, the Democratic Workers Party (PDT, for its acronym in Portuguese) had unanimously approved the nomination of former governor Ciro Gomes as a candidate for president.
This formalization was carried out at the national headquarters of the PDT in this capital.
For the fourth time in his long political career, Gomes will be running in an election campaign, although he has never reached the second round in the last three attempts (1998, 2002 and 2018).
In the latest study by the Datafolha Institute, the former finance minister appears with an eight percent preference in the next vote, behind Lula and far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro.