The minister will remain in the PSB party and wants to reunite Dilma and Campos.
With the increasingly frequent criticism from the governor of Pernambuco, Eduardo Campos (PSB), of President Dilma Rousseff's (PT) administration, sectors of the PT are pressuring the president to break with the PSB member; as a result, information has resurfaced that the Minister of National Integration, Fernando Bezerra Coelho, may leave the PSB and join the PT, instead of being dismissed; this possibility was denied by the minister himself, who also told PE247 that President Dilma is planning a visit to Pernambuco next week, probably next Monday.
Leonardo Lucena and Paulo Emílio _PE247 – With the increasingly frequent criticisms from the governor of Pernambuco, Eduardo Campos (PSB), of President Dilma Rousseff's (PT) administration, sectors of the PT are pressuring the president to break with the PSB member. As a consequence of a possible break, information is circulating again behind the scenes in Brasília (DF) that the Minister of National Integration, Fernando Bezerra Coelho, may leave the PSB and join the PT, instead of being dismissed. This possibility was denied by the minister himself, who also told [the media outlet]... PE247It is reported that President Dilma is planning a visit to Pernambuco next week, probably next Monday.
The PSB holds two positions in Dilma's government. Besides the Ministry of National Integration, it heads the National Ports Secretariat, with Leônidas Cristino. There is no speculation, so far, about a possible dismissal of the official, but rather about that of the president of the São Francisco Valley Hydroelectric Company (Chesf), João Bosco de Almeida, appointed by Eduardo Campos, a potential presidential candidate in 2014. "I don't even know where this information came from, and I'm not concerned about finding out. This is nonsense," Fernando Bezerra told [the source]. SS 247.
Campos' recent statements, made at a meeting with business leaders in São Paulo, practically confirm the Pernambuco governor's candidacy for the presidency. The socialist said that it is possible to do much more for Brazil. Although the governor himself does not want to talk about the upcoming elections, 2013 is expected to be a year in which his criticisms of the Workers' Party government will be frequent.
This should be one of the main themes of the meeting being scheduled between Dilma and Eduardo next week. "As Eduardo himself has repeatedly said, first we need to win in 2013. 2014 should be left for 2014. A face-to-face meeting between them should serve to put an end to these speculations which, while not hindering the administrative agenda, cause noise. A direct conversation helps to define positions on both sides," said the minister.
Regarding the possibility of leaving the socialist party, Bezerra was categorical. "That doesn't exist," he declared. One of the reasons for the minister's continued membership in the PSB is that he is considered one of the possible alternatives to succeed Eduardo Campos as Governor of the State. And both the governor and Fernando Bezerra have already shown irritation with this speculation. If he were to migrate to another party, Fernando's chances of running for state governor would be practically eliminated.
In any case, a break between the PT and PSB parties, with FBC switching parties, will cause damage to the relationship between the two groups, something that is currently in no one's interest.