Aécio wants a double platform in São Paulo and Minas Gerais with Campos.
In Pernambuco, the PSDB leader defends a 'new agenda' with the PSB governor. "There is little generosity from the federal government in respecting the Federation. And this is a discourse that has united me and Governor Eduardo," stated the PSDB member. More cautiously, the Pernambuco native says they are in "different political camps," but believes they can help build a new political practice in Brazil.
247 – During a visit to Recife yesterday, Senator and likely presidential candidate Aécio Neves (PSDB-MG) proposed a pact with the governor of Pernambuco, Eduardo Campos (PSB), for the 2014 elections.
At a dinner at Campos' house, the politician from the PSDB party said he saw no difficulty in forming joint political platforms with the politician from Pernambuco in some states.
"We have a relationship with the PSB in many states, starting with my own. In states like São Paulo, this partnership is very solid. I see no difficulty whatsoever in us being together on the same platform in some states," Neves stated.
"I have never hidden the fact that I would very much like to one day be building a new agenda for Brazil, starting a new cycle of efficiency in public management, ethics, transparency and concrete results alongside Governor Eduardo Campos," he added.
Aécio listed points of agreement with Campos and criticized the Dilma Rousseff government. "There is little generosity from the federal government in respecting the Federation. And this is a discourse that has united me and Governor Eduardo," he stated.
The politician from Pernambuco, still part of Dilma Rousseff's governing coalition, was more cautious, saying that he and the politician from the PSDB party are in "different political camps." "We don't necessarily have to agree on everything or be in the same political space. I think we can build and help build a new political practice in Brazil."
Despite signaling their intention to unite against Dilma Rousseff's reelection in the second round, the candidates are encountering common interests in the first phase of the campaign. The Pernambuco candidate, for example, intends to gain ground occupied by the PSDB among the industrial and financial business community. Still without official party support for 2014, the PSB also wants to attract the PPS, which in the last presidential elections allied with the PSDB. The same should happen with the PDT, which, despite being part of the federal government's support base, may be on a different side next year. One of the party's leading figures, Senator Cristovam Buarque (DF), has been advocating behind the scenes for support for the governor of Pernambuco.