Alckmin criticizes Doria's trips.
Amid an internal dispute with João Doria over the PSDB (Brazilian Social Democracy Party) presidential candidacy in 2018, the governor of São Paulo, Geraldo Alckmin, criticized the trips and angry demeanor of the São Paulo mayor. In an interview with radio stations in the Northeast, Alckmin, although not naming his political protégé, said he was against the practice of traveling. When questioned by a CBN Pernambuco anchor about whether he shouldn't travel to the Northeast more often, as Doria has been doing, Alckmin denied it: "I am not in favor of anticipating the succession issue too much, because it shortens the government's term, and today the situation is very serious. What we need is to help Brazil recover jobs and income," he said.
247 - In an interview with radio stations in the Northeast, the governor of São Paulo, Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB), said that he is "excited" to be a candidate for President, but that he does not want to "anticipate" the campaign.
Asked by a CBN Pernambuco anchor if he shouldn't visit the Northeast more often, like the mayor of São Paulo, João Doria (PSDB), has been doing, Alckmin denied it.
"I am not in favor of anticipating the succession issue too much, because it shortens the term of government and the situation is very serious today. What we need is to help Brazil recover jobs and income," he said.
Setting the tone for his potential campaign, the governor of São Paulo stated that "Brazil really needs to stop this division of 'them against us,' or 'us against them,' and seek a minimum of national unity."
Asked about Doria several times, Alckmin did not mention the mayor's name, whose entry into politics he sponsored. Doria has been traveling the country. His nationally visible movements are bothering Alckmin's allies.
The information is from rReport by Thais Bilenky in Folha de S.Paulo.