Allies in Ceará since 2006, PDT and PT could end up on opposite sides in the state government election
The PDT candidate for the Presidency of the Republic, Ciro Gomessaid in an interview with Power 360 that the former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT) promised a ministry to the former governor of Ceará Camilo Santana (PT) to keep him away from the alliance with the PDT in the State.
Publicly, local leaders of the PT say that the relationship was shaken with the choice by the PDT of the former mayor of Fortaleza (CE) Roberto Claudio to run for state government. They wanted the current governor, Izolda Cell (PDT) –closer to PT members and, therefore, more likely to open a platform for Lula–, ran for reelection.
Watch the video with the statement by Ciro Gomes (2min30s):
The original agreement with the PT was for Camilo to run for the Senate alongside the PDT candidate for governor. Allies since 2006, the parties have this year as their main opponent the deputy Captain Wagner (União Brasil), close to the president Jair Bolsonaro (PL) and leader in research.
With the risk of breaking the alliance, there is a growing tendency for the PT directory of Ceará, led by deputy José Guimarãesbuild a majority slate separate from the PDT and jointly with the former president of the Senate Eunício Oliveira (MDB).
“To my surprise, Lula went to Ceará – as he had already been to Maranhão, as he had been to Rio Grande do Norte, as he is still going to Rio de Janeiro –, and invited Camilo Santana to be a minister. From there, everything changed. We were never able to speak properly again. An atmosphere of intrigue, arrogance, vanity, of rude messages in the newspapers was installed.”, said Ciro Gomes in an interview with Power 360.
Sought, Lula’s team denied that the former president had invited Camilo Santana to join his eventual government. He said the only definite name is that of Geraldo Alckmin (PSB) as vice president. Other names will only be defined after the election results.
Camilo Santana’s team did not respond until the publication of this report. The space remains open.
To Power 360Ciro said that the choice of Roberto Cláudio for the government contest is not intended to detract from the name supported by the PT, but rather to launch the candidate with the most chances of victory against Bolsonaro’s ally.
“The research is devastating. We have all the pre-candidates losing to Captain Wagner, who is Bolsonaro’s candidate in Ceará. But Roberto Cláudio loses by 4 points, that is, he is in a draw within the margin of error. Governor Izolda, who is a person of great virtue, is down by 22 points and we have to decide. Unfortunately, only one would be chosen.”said Cyrus.
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