'Marta drives the nail into the coffin of the PT and does a service to the country'
A newspaper run by Francisco Mesquita Neto says that, by participating in the parade, Marta Suplicy "is rendering a relevant service to the country by denouncing the abuses of the PT in power, with the credibility of a founder of the party who held important positions in public life"; "it is yet another nail hammered into the coffin of the reputation of the party that, more than 12 years ago, came to power with the ambitious intention of reinventing the country, but ended up succumbing to the temptation of transforming that power into an end in itself for its own benefit."
247 The newspaper 'O Estado de S. Paulo' says that Senator Marta Suplicy's request to leave the party "is yet another nail hammered into the coffin of the reputation of the party that came to power more than 12 years ago with the ambitious aim of reinventing the country, but ended up succumbing to the temptation of transforming that power into an end in itself, for its own benefit."
The publication, directed by Francisco Mesquita Neto, acknowledges that his decision was also motivated by his intention to run for Mayor of São Paulo next year and by the PT's desire to re-elect Fernando Haddad.
But he states that Marta “is providing a relevant service to the country by denouncing the abuses of the PT in power, with the credibility of a founder of the party who held important positions in public life, such as the São Paulo City Hall and the Ministries of Tourism and Culture” (read closest).