Dissatisfied, Jovair's PTB party may leave the allied base.
The PTB party in Goiás has begun to show signs that it may change course and abandon the allied base; the party leadership wants to radicalize its position regarding the pre-candidacy of the public prosecutor and former senator Demóstenes Torres for the Senate, who has become the target of hostility from Senator Lúcia Vânia (PSB) due to increased support from deputies and mayors and his rise in the polls; "The PTB is not a backyard party and cannot be treated second-class," complains a party deputy, who warns that the party will not tolerate any insults from Lúcia Vânia.
Goiás 247 - The PTB party in Goiás has begun to signal that it may change course and abandon the allied base. The party leadership wants to radicalize its position regarding the pre-candidacy of public prosecutor and former senator Demóstenes Torres for the Senate, who has become the target of hostility from Senator Lúcia Vânia (PSB) due to increased support from deputies and mayors and his rise in the polls.
"The PTB is not a backyard party and cannot be treated second-class," complains a party deputy, who warns that the party will not tolerate any insults from Lúcia Vânia. "The senator is rejected by the base and thinks she still lives in the times of the military dictatorship," he points out.
The PTB members believe they have enough clout to secure the second Senate seat on the government's ticket. They emphasize that the party's firepower cannot be ignored: it has considerable airtime for political advertising on radio and television and is well-structured in practically every municipality in Goiás.
The state president of the party, federal deputy Jovair Arantes, is the leader of the PTB caucus in the Chamber of Deputies. The caucus in the Legislative Assembly has 4 deputies and elected a significant number of mayors, including Roberto Naves (Anápolis), Zé Antônio (Itumbiara), and Hildo do Candango (Águas Lindas).
Furthermore, they recall the party's historical loyalty to former governor Marconi Perillo, noting that the party has never engaged in political blackmail for political bargaining and was the first to declare support for the re-election of Governor José Eliton at a major event held in April in Itumbiara.
If all this political capital isn't enough to secure Demóstenes' candidacy, the PTB members say the best course of action is to declare independence, seek new directions, and forge political alliances that enhance the party's image.