Elections in Brazil: Ciro Gomez’s party announces support for Lula at the polls | He got 3% of the votes on Sunday

Democratic Labor Party (PDT) candidate Cyrus GomezHe finished fourth in Sunday’s election with 3.04 percent of the vote, and this Tuesday announced his support for former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in second place. Against President Jair Bolsonaro on October 30. The announcement was made by Carlos Lupi, head of the force, who believed Lula’s candidacy would have “programmatic support”. Gomes did not attend the meeting of the PDT leadership, but in a video posted on his social networks shortly after, he promised to respect and support the party’s position.

Although historically the PDT has always supported the Workers’ Party (PT) in these types of contests, Gomez’s militant stance during the campaign cast doubt on his potential support in the second round. Other

Simone Tebet, a proponent of the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB), has made his support for the former Brazilian president conditional on early negotiations with him.

He posted a three-minute video on his Twitter account. Gums He said he supported his party’s decision, but without mentioning Lula. “In view of the circumstances, this is the last exit.”, said the Labor leader. “The democratic path has become narrower and Brazilians are left with an option that, in my opinion, is unsatisfactory,” Gomez said.

Former PDT candidate He said he hoped his party’s decision would help “oxidize” Brazilian democracy, but insisted We do not accept “impositions or relationships” by anyone. and refused to serve in Lula’s cabinet.

Earlier PDT leader, Carlos LupiHe had declared the army’s support for Lula, insisting that there would be.Program Support” For the appointment of the President of the Workers’ Party (PT). “Ciro Gomes participated in the meeting and approved the party’s decision,” Lupi said, adding that neither Gomes nor PDT can “avoid” this time, Brazil must A choice between “a democrat like Lula” and “an ambitious dictator like Bolsonaro”..

According to the leader of the PDT, the only conditions for supporting Lula have already been accepted by the Progressive Front, which nominated him. These are the proposals supported by Gomes in his campaign, such as the adoption of a universal minimum income program, the restructuring of the debts of poor families and the establishment of full-time education for children and youth.

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Gómez, Lula’s former minister, criticized the former president during the campaign and had said he wanted to declare himself neutral, although he chose to follow party discipline. The PDT is a historical partner of the Labor Party (PT). and in 1989 Labor candidate Leonel Brisola decided to support Lula in the second election, defeated by Fernando Caller de Mello.

Brazilian Labor distanced itself from the PT in 2018 after Gomez moved to Paris in the second round of the year to avoid campaigning for Fernando Haddad, who was defeated by Jair Bolsonaro in the second round. The party lost two delegates in Sunday’s elections and did not score a single victory among its gubernatorial candidates. Gomez had 12 percent in 2018, up from 3 percent on Sunday.

Shortly after the results were known, the PT leadership began a first approach with several PDT leaders, not only to negotiate this support for the second round, but also to coordinate the campaign in different parts of the country, such as Rio de Janeiro. There, PDT’s former gubernatorial candidate Rodrigo Neves, after speaking with PT’s leader Gleisi Hoffmann, said, “It’s time for them to come to an agreement against those who are in Planaldo Palace today,” referring to President Bolsonaro, whom he described as “anti-democratic.”

It is the second party to officially support PT as it is decided that there will be a second round. On Monday, Citizenship, which backed the third senator in the election, Simone Tebet, from former President Michel Temer’s Brazilian Democratic Movement, offered support. The PT announced that it would have the open support of Debate.

“Talk less to each other and more to the voter,” Lula advised after a meeting with his political team in Sao Paulo on Monday. “With people who obviously don’t like us, they don’t like our games.” “Lulinha ‘Peace and Love’ is ready to talk to everyone,” she says, referring to the nickname she gave herself.

Lula announced he would work to build a “democratic party” to fight Bolsonaro in the Oct. 30 vote, although his campaign to rally support beyond the left began months earlier, when he chose the center-right Geraldo as his running mate. Alcmin. Along the way, he gained support from economists and legal experts from a faction considered moderate.

For its part, potential support for Lula from circles close to the MDB candidate is ensured to pass through the meeting between the two. Debate wants to talk to the former Brazilian president about his election proposals and how to reach an agreement.

However, various sensitivities within the MDB –the center-right—, as well as candidate-affiliated parties such as Ciudadania and PSDB –PT’s enemies and direct competitors in state elections–, not forgetting Tebet’s opponents in its creation, complicate a consensus decision, so each Giving regional representatives the freedom to take a stand in the second round has not been ruled out.

If there is no agreement between his party and its allies, and after meeting with Lula, the other possible scenario is that Debate declares himself neutral for the final meeting on October 30.

Lula asked for the votes of all opposition parties for Bolsonaro

Brazil’s former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who won the first round of elections, said today that 60% of the people voted against President Jair Bolsonaro and called on opposition parties across the political spectrum to support him in the October 30 referendum. Lula asked his allies to broaden the discourse and talk to those who did not support him yesterday, because taking a stand is no longer “ideological”.

“60% of the people rejected this government, the first-term president loses the first round and now he is going to lose the second round because we are experts in winning elections in the second round,” Lula said. His group campaign. For four hours, at a hotel in São Paulo’s Ibrapuera Park area, the campaign command of the coalition backing Lula hammered out a plan four weeks before the ballot against Bolsonaro, who was defeated by 48 votes in the first round. 4% to 43.2% of valid votes.

Lula’s aim was to gain the express support of Simone Tebet, the defeated candidate of the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB), who received 4.1% of the vote; Ciro Gómez of the Democratic Workers Party (PDT) got 3% and Soraya Tronic of Union Brasil got 0.51%.

During his speech, Lula announced the support of the Citizenship Party, a center-right force that supports Debate, and one of the most influential politicians at the top, Senator Tasso Jereissati of the Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB). The northeastern classes are Brazilian and São Paulo.

Recalling that he won no less than 60% of the ballots in 2002 and 2006, the former president said, “If you need me to speak to win the second round in São Paulo, call me because Lulinha is peace and love.” Votes for his rivals.

“From tomorrow we must have less dialogue between us and more dialogue with the voters who did not vote for us, because we have to talk with those who do not like us,” Lula said.

Lula focused the campaign in São Paulo, where the PT will vote between Fernando Haddad, who won 42% to 35%, and Bolsonerista Tarcisio Freitas for the governorship of the richest and most populous state. He also announced that he would try to widen his margin in northeastern states, a major PD stronghold, and in the second electoral district of Minas Gerais, which the former president won 48% to 23%.

Lula’s candidacy is officially backed by a ten-party front. Apart from Pt, Brazilian Socialist Party, Socialism and Freedom Party, Red, Green Party, Avante, Akir and Unity.