Meirelles says he will vote for Lula in the first round.
The former president of the Central Bank stated that he has an "excellent" relationship with Lula and recalled his productive work in the Workers' Party governments.
247 - The former president of the Central Bank of Brazil (BC), Henry Meirelles, he stated, in interview to Uol this Monday (5) that he is inclined to vote for former president Lula (PT) in the first round of the 2022 presidential elections.
The topic was introduced with a question about whether the finance executive would eventually accept a position in the Workers' Party government if called upon. Meirelles then highlighted his past with Lula: "I have a great relationship, I always have, with Lula, long before he was elected president of the Republic. In 1994 I worked with the bank workers' union and the Workers' Party to create a movement to assist and help children off the streets and provide education, health, etc., so I have a great friendship with him."
"During the eight years of government in which we served together (him as president of the republic and me as president of the Central Bank), we had a very productive, excellent relationship. Now, I haven't spoken to him recently," he added.
So, the former president of the Central Bank was asked if he intends to vote for the Workers' Party presidential candidate in the first round of the October elections and revealed: "Look, I even made this statement in an interview I gave to a magazine, and it is as follows: My inclination is to vote for Lula."Although he's making some misguided statements about the spending cap, labor reform, that sort of thing. In the end, I included a phrase: 'I hope reality prevails,' as it did in his first term, especially. Reality is dynamic, and we'll keep working on it."
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