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      State disputes stall Aécio-Campos pact

      The alliance for 2014 sealed by the presidential candidates is not shared in at least four of the 14 states governed by PSDB (Brazilian Social Democracy Party) and PSB (Socialist Party). In Amapá, Ceará, and Espírito Santo, governors seek to maintain close ties with the PT (Workers' Party) government. There is also no such conversation in Goiás, Rio Grande do Sul, and probably in Minas Gerais, Aécio's political birthplace.

      The alliance for 2014 sealed by the presidential candidates is not shared in at least four of the 14 states governed by PSDB and PSB parties. In Amapá, Ceará, and Espírito Santo, governors seek to maintain close ties with the PT government. There is also no dialogue in Goiás, Rio Grande do Sul, and probably in Minas Gerais, Aécio's political birthplace (Photo: Roberta Namour).

      247 The rapprochement between PSDB leader Aécio Neves and Pernambuco governor Eduardo Campos (PSB) to overcome PT hegemony in 2014 is already encountering resistance in some electoral circles.

      Of the 14 states governed by PSDB (Brazilian Social Democracy Party) and PSB (Socialist Party) governors, in Amapá, Ceará, and Espírito Santo, Camilo Capiberibe, Cid Gomes, and Renato Casagrande, all advocate for close ties with the PT (Workers' Party) government. These are the same governors who question the suitability of Campos' candidacy.

      There is also no talk in Goiás, Rio Grande do Sul, and probably not in Minas Gerais, Aécio's political birthplace.

      Beto Albuquerque, leader of the PSB in the Chamber of Deputies and president of the party in Rio Grande do Sul, downplays the difficulties. "The driving force behind the election isn't just state-level arrangements. If size [in the states] mattered, the PMDB would win every presidential election," he told Folha.

      For him, the national pact does not imply automatic adherence by the States.