PT announces withdrawal from Lacerda's government.
Reginaldo Lopes, the state president of the PT (Workers' Party), announced that all secretaries affiliated with the party will resign from their positions in the administration of Márcio Lacerda (PSB). This decision will only be reversed if the PSB changes its mind and accepts the PT members into the coalition for the Chamber of Deputies.
Mines 247 – In an interview with TV Alterosa on Monday afternoon, the president of the PT (Workers' Party) in Minas Gerais, federal deputy Reginaldo Lopes, announced the immediate departure of the entire top-level staff of the Belo Horizonte city hall linked to the party. Lopes's position further intensifies the crisis involving the PT and the PSB (Brazilian Socialist Party) in the Minas Gerais capital. In the interview, Reginaldo Lopes took the opportunity to reinforce the party's interest in launching former mayor and former minister Patrus Ananias as its candidate.
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On Monday afternoon, in a press conference attended by the state president of the PT (Workers' Party), Deputy Reginaldo Lopes, and the party's nominee to be Lacerda's running mate, Federal Deputy Miguel Corrêa Júnior, it was announced that the party would prefer former Minister of Development and the Fight Against Hunger, Patrus Ananias, to be its candidate, and that all PT secretaries participating in Lacerda's administration would be leaving their posts. This measure will only be reviewed if the PSB (Brazilian Socialist Party) reverses its decision not to form a coalition in the proportional representation election for city council.
According to the state president of the party, Deputy Reginaldo Lopes, the former minister is a "consensus" name within the party and should bring more visibility to the ticket. Regarding the participation of the current vice-mayor, Roberto Carvalho, who was announced last Saturday as the party's candidate, Reginaldo Lopes acknowledges his importance, but states that he personally prefers Patrus. "We recognize his importance. He was a warrior, a fighter, but my personal choice is Patrus Ananias," he declared.
What weighs against Carvalho is the fact that his selection was made solely by the party's municipal executive committee. According to the state president of the party, the name should have been ratified by the party delegates. Deputy Miguel Corrêa stated that he is available to Patrus to be the vice-presidential candidate on the ticket. Later today, the PT members are expected to meet to ratify the name that will be presented to the party's national executive committee. The meeting is scheduled to take place this afternoon in São Paulo.
Despite this, Carvalho considers the matter resolved. In an interview with em.com and TV Alterosa this Monday, the Workers' Party member said that negotiations with other parties are already underway. Regarding Patrus's nomination for the mayoral position on the ticket, made by the national executive committee, Carvalho described it as a "lack of respect." According to him, Patrus himself has already stated that he has no interest in running in this year's election.