Senator says: no agreement between Campos and Aécio
Despite sympathizing with the idea of the PSB having its own candidate, Senator Lídice da Mata, who is a pre-candidate for Governor of Bahia, does not agree with the idea of Eduardo Campos forming an alliance with Aécio Neves in a possible second round because he belongs to the PSDB, a party with positions opposed to those of the government; "There is no pre-agreement. I read all the articles, spoke with leaders and even with Aécio. The press wants to say that there is a pact. What is the pact? What happened was a visit by a presidential candidate [Aécio] to a governor [Campos]."
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A staunch supporter of Eduardo Campos' presidential candidacy, Senator Lídice da Mata reiterates her denial of any 'pact' between her party colleague and Aécio Neves, a member of the PSDB party, to focus their negative rhetoric on President Dilma Rousseff in the 2014 elections.
Despite sympathizing with the idea of a candidate running independently, Lídice, who is a pre-candidate for Governor of Bahia, is not in favor of Eduardo forming an alliance with Aécio in a possible second round because he belongs to the PSDB, a party with positions completely opposed to those of President Dilma's government.
She assures that there is no agreement between the two presidential candidates for an alliance in the second round. "There is no pre-agreement. I read all the articles, spoke with leaders and even with Aécio. The press wants to say that there is a pact. What is the pact? What happened was a visit by a presidential candidate [Aécio] to a governor [Campos]."
The senator also denies that the decision for the PSB to relinquish its government positions has already been made and states that the matter will be discussed in an "emergency meeting" of the party this morning. However, Lídice echoes Eduardo Campos's discourse and says that the PSB's participation in the PT administration is not about positions, "but about the country." "That is our debate."
Lídice da Mata argues that Eduardo Campos' break with the government does not automatically imply a rupture of the PSB's alliance with the PT in Bahia or any other state. But it is clear that the break and Eduardo's candidacy will impose his candidacy for Governor of Bahia.
In addition to the senator being the highest-ranking name among government supporters in voting intention polls, Eduardo Campos will certainly need a platform in the fourth largest electoral college in the country.