President receives PT politicians and Tia Zélia’s roast beef lunch box at the beginning of a new visit to Brasília
On the 1st day of his new visit to Brasília, this Wednesday (27.Apr.2022), the former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva received a number of supporters and spoke about the party’s regional platforms.
He also tried to talk to PT Maria de Jesus Oliveira da Costa, Tia Zélia, a restaurant owner always praised by the former president.
“I sent him a lunch box of roast beef and mashed potatoes. Tomorrow I’m going to make him an oxtail and I’m going to make the eggs”, she said. Aunt Zélia couldn’t get through to Lula, but she should try again on Thursday.
The PT member is staying at a hotel near Esplanada dos Ministérios. He had lunch with the governor of Rio Grande do Norte, Fátima Bezerra (PT).
Afterwards, he met with deputies José Guimarães (CE) and Paulo Teixeira (SP), and with senator Humberto Costa (PE) to talk about political alliances in the states.
The PT has some knots to untie in this area. The main one is currently in Minas Gerais, where the alliance with Alexandre Kalil (PSD), a pre-candidate for the state government, is threatened by a dispute over the seat of candidate for senator on the ticket.
Ex-deputy Márcio Macedo (SE) and PT president Gleisi Hoffmann (PR) also participated in the conversation. Gleisi is part of Lula’s entourage, along with former ministers Aloizio Mercadante and Luiz Dulci.
Then, federal deputy Paulo Pimenta (RS) and state deputy Edegar Pretto (RS), PT pre-candidate for governor of Rio Grande do Sul, went up to speak with the former president.
Also this Wednesday, the former president should participate in dinner with PT senators. In the 5th, he meets with representatives of the Network and participates in an event of the PSB, the main party that supports him in the 2022 elections.
Lula leads the polls of intention to vote for the Planalto, but Jair Bolsonaro (PL) has reduced the difference. The former president is trying to organize his own party and get support from other parties for the October dispute.
It is the 2nd time in April that he travels to Brasília. On the 11th, had dinner with emedebista senators at Eunício Oliveira’s house, among other political commitments. In October of last year, Lula also traveled to the capital and also had dinner at Eunicio’s house.
PT’s pre-candidacy should be launched on May 7, in São Paulo. Party members, however, should avoid treating the event in this way publicly for fear of penalties from the Electoral Court.
It is likely that the event will be treated as the launch of a movement. Lula has talked about the need to have support outside the left. His main act in this regard was to choose the former governor of São Paulo Geraldo Alckmin (PSB) as his deputy.
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