Vanderlan has what it takes to win, says Lúcia.

247 - Senator Lúcia Vânia considers the first round of the Serpes survey for the Goiânia City Hall, published last Sunday (5) by the newspaper O Popular, to be quite positive for her party's pre-candidate, Vanderlan Cardoso (PSB). For her, the businessman and metropolitan president of the party is the candidate who is best structured and who has the best conditions for victory in the election on October 2.

Lúcia assesses in the Giro Column this Tuesday (7), in the same O Popular, that the Serpes numbers show the current knowledge of the voter about the names in the dispute. “It’s recall”, she analyzes, indicating that the result reveals only who is in the memory of the Goianiense and that, when the campaign actually starts, it will be the profile, the successful experiences and the proposals of the candidates that will weigh on the voter’s decision.

According to the survey, former mayor Iris Rezende (PMDB) and federal deputy Waldir Soares (PR) are technically tied in the lead. Vanderlan appears alone in third position.

The senator also states that Vanderlan plans to intensify his pre-campaign in the coming days. According to Lúcia, her party colleague has the largest alliance so far, having already secured deals with PPS and PSC and with advanced talks with three more parties. "Of all the pre-candidates in Goiânia, Vanderlan is the best structured and has the largest alliance to date. And he will intensify his pre-campaign," she declared.

Another fundamental aspect of the contest, and one that greatly influences the election, according to Lúcia Vânia's analysis, is the selection of the PMDB candidate. "It remains to be seen whether Iris Rezende will be the candidate," she says. There are already names within the party vying to fill a possible gap left by the PMDB leader.

Meetings

Vanderlan has been doing pre-campaign work with internal meetings to define the election strategy and the formation of the team, combined with promoting a series of meetings in the neighborhoods of Goiânia. Sometimes up to five a day. On Monday night (6) he brought together more than 60 pre-candidates for city council from the PSB, at the headquarters of the Metropolitan Directorate, in the South Sector, to gather proposals that will subsidize the elaboration of the Program Letter.

To those aspiring to a seat in the Chamber of Deputies, Vanderlan said they have been surprised by voter engagement. “Unlike what analysts predicted with the outbreak of Lava Jato, voters haven't distanced themselves from politics. On the contrary, they are more attentive, more questioning. In the meetings we've held, they demonstrate knowledge about important issues in their city and neighborhood, conducting a real grilling. Unprepared candidates will be exposed,” he predicts.

Travel abroad

Last month, Vanderlan traveled to Medellín, Colombia, to learn about the projects that have made the city stand out as a model of public safety for the world. The city has about 2,5 million inhabitants and is the second most important in the country, second only to the capital, Bogotá. “Twenty years ago, the city was one of the most violent in the world, but they worked and managed to reverse that. We can also do the same in Goiânia, as I did something similar in Senador Canedo,” he explained.

Vanderlan had access to the work being done in the Colombian city and affirms that the mayor is indeed a decisive factor in reducing violence rates. “It’s no use pushing it onto the state government; even though it’s their obligation, they can’t solve the problem. The mayor, who is the highest authority in the municipality, has to take responsibility and lead the effort. There are many actions that can be taken to significantly reduce the violence rate. The mayor has to take action,” he states.