Katia denies rumor about Dilma being a candidate for Senate in Tocantins.
"The president considered a possible candidacy for the first time, and the speculators didn't let up. I never declared that I am a candidate for governor in 2018, and President Dilma never spoke to me about it. I will only speak about 2018 in 2018," said Senator Kátia Abreu (PMDB) regarding information about an alleged invitation she extended to the deposed president; according to the rumor, the ticket would have Kátia as the candidate for governor, Dilma running for a Senate seat in Tocantins, and former governor Siqueira Campos, 87, as the candidate for the other Senate seat.
Tocantins 247 - Senator Kátia Abreu (PMDB-TO) denied on Tuesday, the 21st, information released on social media and in some state media outlets, regarding an alleged invitation from her for the deposed president Dilma Rousseff to run for senator in Tocantins.
In an interview with AFP, Dilma, who was removed from the Presidency of the Republic in the 2016 parliamentary coup but retained her political rights, admitted the possibility of running for a seat in the Senate or the Chamber of Deputies.read here).
"The president considered a possible candidacy for the first time, and the speculators on duty didn't let up. I never declared that I am a candidate for governor in 2018, and President Dilma certainly didn't speak to me about it. I will only talk about 2018 in 2018. Now is the time for hard work. It's not the time for politicking. Tocantins needs results, not an early election campaign," Kátia Abreu told T1 Notícias.
According to the website Leaf of the BeakKátia reportedly invited Dilma to run for a Senate seat in the state, on a ticket where she, Kátia, would be the candidate for governor and former governor Siqueira Campos, 87, would be the candidate for the other Senate seat.