Lula is betting on Campos for the presidency. In 2018
In conversations with allies, the former president predicts that Dilma will run for reelection in 2014, and that in the following election, it will be the turn of the governor of Pernambuco; could he be part of the inner circle due to the PSB's support for Fernando Haddad in São Paulo?
247 The behind-the-scenes details were reported by column by Felipe PaturyAccording to the website of Época magazine, the year of the governor of Pernambuco and national president of the PSB party, Eduardo Campos, is 2018. At least, that's what former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva believes. In his political maneuvering, the former president has stated that President Dilma Rousseff should run for reelection in 2014, maintaining a vice-presidential candidate from the PMDB – the party of Vice-President Michel Temer. In 2018, however, the path will be open for Eduardo Campos, who will be 53 years old and, in Lula's assessment, will have the maturity and experience to compete for the presidency.
The assessment is flattering for Campos, who has been treated as a presidential candidate for some time. And he may have a shorter political horizon of interest than 2018. The PT is competing with José Serra's PSDB for the support of the PSB in the municipal election in the capital of São Paulo. This support is fundamental to strengthening the campaign of PT candidate Fernando Haddad, which has not yet taken off, despite the explicit support of former president Lula.