According to Campos, the year 2013 "will not be successful".
The governor of Pernambuco, Eduardo Campos (PSB), stated that 2013 “will not be a successful year” for the Brazilian economy. Despite the statement, Campos avoided directly criticizing the government of President Dilma Rousseff (PT), of which the PSB remains a part of the allied base. Regarding 2014, the governor, who also aspires to run for President of the Republic, said that "The situation is still changing. Many things can happen"; for him, the protests registered in the country are shaping the electoral process for next year.
PE247- The governor of Pernambuco, Eduardo Campos (PSB), stated that the year 2013 “will not be successful” for the Brazilian economy. The assessment was made in a debate, held this Thursday (22), promoted by the Union of Real Estate Market Companies of São Paulo (Secovi-PE), in the capital of São Paulo. Despite the statement, Campos avoided directly criticizing the government of President Dilma Rousseff (PT), of which the PSB remains a member of the allied base. Regarding 2014, Campos, who also aims to run for President of the Republic, said that "the situation is still changing. A lot can happen". For him, the demonstrations and protests registered in the country are shaping the electoral process next year.
Campos observed that it is necessary to carefully assess the current situation before moving on to the electoral debate. "My concern goes beyond the names and parties and how they will position themselves. What kind of country will be at stake in 2014? If we don't take care to help, it will be a more weakened country than we deserve," he stressed.
Regarding the possibility of running for president, Campos reaffirmed the mantra that the PSB has not yet taken a position on the matter. "Regarding 2014, we will decide in 2014, with democratic debate within the party, with the other political forces with whom we share identity and relationships, and make the decision at the right time," he said. "The debate about what the PSB will do, how it will do it, and with whom it will do it will not be answered here now, as no one else can. Especially since those who thought they had everything don't even know if they really do," he added, referring to the parties in the government's base that are rebelling against President Dilma and the PT.
Regarding his relationship with former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and the possibility of meeting him during his visit to São Paulo, Campos said that it's "nothing new" that he talks to the Workers' Party leader fairly frequently. "I have a fraternal relationship with him that spans many years. I've known Lula since 1979 when we hosted him at my house for my grandfather's return from exile," he emphasized. Despite saying that his last contact with Lula was "a few days ago," the governor denied that he would meet with the former president this Thursday.