Lula's running mate, Haddad, launches Wellington's campaign in Piauí.
Governor and candidate for re-election, Wellington Dias (PT), will have the support of Lula's vice-presidential candidate, Fernando Haddad, in his first campaign event scheduled for Teresina this Friday; a walk will be held in the Dirceu Arcoverde neighborhood, a tradition since Wellington's first victorious campaign in 2002, when he defeated Governor Hugo Napoleão.
By Piauí Today - Starting this Friday (17), at 16 pm, the campaign will begin with a walk by the candidates of the coalition “Victory with the strength of the people”. Governor and candidate for re-election Wellington Dias (PT) will lead the coalition's walk in the Dirceu Arcoverde neighborhood, southeast of Teresina, which will be attended by the vice-presidential candidate Fernando Haddad (PT).
The choice of Dirceu is a tradition dating back to Wellington Dias' first victorious campaign for governor in 2002, when he defeated Governor Hugo Napoleão (of the extinct PFL party). "Dirceu has always welcomed us; it's an important neighborhood in the capital, and we're going to run an open campaign, in direct contact with the people," said the governor.
According to Wellington's campaign coordinator, Pedro Calisto, the gathering will be in front of the Bradesco Foundation, near the Dirceu roundabout. Following that, the march will begin and end at the Post Office Square, in the heart of the neighborhood. He emphasized that all candidates on the main ticket, as well as candidates for federal and state deputy, will participate in the first major political event of the 2018 elections.
Calisto points out that Wellington is a candidate who can run an open campaign because the Workers' Party administration has always done a lot for Piauí, ever since he was governor in 2003. "Just look at Piauí from that period until now. Almost all the cities in Piauí are connected by paved roads, there's high school and technical education in all of them, and by the end of the year, the Open University of Piauí will be in all 224 municipalities," says the coordinator.
Even with the biggest economic crisis in Brazil's history, Piauí managed to keep its civil servants' salaries up to date, while many wealthy states, such as Rio de Janeiro and Rio Grande do Sul, delayed public sector salaries. "In a state like Piauí, paying salaries on time is fundamental to keeping the economy active and generating job growth. Only a serious and experienced manager can achieve that," said Pedro Calisto.
On Saturday afternoon, members of the coalition will be in the municipality of Luzilândia for the launch of the candidacy of congresswoman Janaína Marques (PTB). And on Sunday the 19th, there will be a walk in the Parque Piauí neighborhood, in the southern zone of Teresina.