Head of União Brasil confirmed the withdrawal of the pre-candidacy for the Planalto in a convention this Sunday (31.Jul.22)
the deputy Luciano Bivar (União Brasil-PE) declared this Sunday (31.Jul.2022) that it gave up running for Palácio do Planalto in the October election. The decision was confirmed during the party’s state convention in Pernambuco, which approved the pre-candidacy of Miguel Coelho to the government of Pernambuco.
“And to all of you, I decided to come back and continue in the Federal Chamber with your help so that we can, Miguel [Coelho]continue to preside over the party with the strength that our party, our parliamentarians have, in short, all those who make up the União Brasil”, he stated.
The announcement was expected after Bivar informed his supporters of his decision. The withdrawal involved the PT’s attempt to attract support from União Brasil to the candidacy of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (EN) still in the 1st round. Bivar was inclined to support PT, but was unable to convince members of the party, especially candidates identified with the president. Jair Bolsonaro (PL).
The party’s formal support for Lula would give the PT party more advertising time on television and radio. União Brasil – a fusion of the DEM (Democrats) and PSL (Social Liberal Party) legends – is today the party with the most television time and with the most resources from the Party and Electoral Funds.
BRAZIL UNION & ELECTIONS
The acronym tends to be neutral in the 2022 election, but there is a part of the legend that considers launching the senator Soraya Thronicke (MS) to the race for the Planalto Palace. She was elected in the Bolsonarista wave of 2018 and is in the middle of her term. Party members are divided on the strategy.
Luciano Bivar strongly supported the candidacy of Jair Bolsonaro in 2018, who won the Planalto by being affiliated with the PSL. The acronym led by Bivar had its largest vote in history and elected a large bench for Congress (52 deputies and 4 senators).
Afterwards, Bolsonaro and Bivar had a falling out and there was a breakup. Now, the former head of the PSL and in charge of União Brasil will help, albeit indirectly, the electoral project of Lula, Bolsonaro’s main opponent this year.
According to the Power 360Bivar’s departure from the presidential race would also give União Brasil more power to appoint a name for the vice president of Fernando Haddad (PT), which is running for governor of São Paulo.
The governor of Sao Paulo, Rodrigo Garcia (PSDB), however, also offered the vice seat on its ticket for the party. He will seek re-election.
POWERDATA
in the last search PowerDate, held from July 17 to 19, Bivar did not score. Lula’s advantage over Bolsonaro in the race for the Planalto is at 6 percentage points. The PT has 43% against 37% of the current president in the simulation of the 1st round.
This difference of 6 points is the smallest recorded between Lula and Bolsonaro since April 2022, when the effects of the high inflation rate and fuel prices began to be felt more vigorously.
Even so, Lula’s campaign works with the possibility of winning the elections in the 1st round. For this reason, the PT has been making gestures to attract as many allies as possible at this time.
Removing names from the presidential race also helps PT. Although Bivar did not score in the polls, it is important for Lula that there are fewer candidates. Any percentage of votes that migrate to him in the final election result could be decisive for a victory in early October.
JANONES CAN ALSO GIVE UP
The federal deputy and Avante’s pre-candidate for the presidency, André Janones, is also considering withdrawing from the presidential race. He said on Friday (29.Jul.2022) to be “willing” to leave the race for the Planalto Palace to support Lula. The congressman agreed to talk to the PT. They should meet in São Paulo on Thursday (4.Aug).
“Yea [estou disposto a retirar a candidatura para apoiar Lula]. If not, I wouldn’t talk. I am fully aware of my size from an electoral point of view, which is micro: 1 or 2 points [nas pesquisas]. But at the same time, I am aware of the symbolism of my candidacy in this election.”declared Janones to the newspaper The State of São Paulo.
RESEARCH AGGREGATOR
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