PSB vice-president tries to strengthen relations with Alckmin.
Concerned with maintaining the joint platform with the PSDB in São Paulo, despite Marina Silva's unpopularity, Beto Albuquerque, the vice-presidential candidate on the PSB ticket, had scheduled a meeting to "thank" Governor Geraldo Alckmin for his attention during the tragedy that claimed Eduardo Campos' life in an accident in Santos; the governor was hospitalized and unable to attend.
247 – Beto Albuquerque, the vice-presidential candidate on Marina Silva's ticket, has redoubled his efforts to maintain the support of Eduardo Campos' former allies. Despite the former senator's rejection, he went to the Palácio dos Bandeirantes (São Paulo state government headquarters) to reaffirm the PSB's alliance with the PSDB in São Paulo.
According to columnist Mônica Bergamo, he was in the anteroom of the governor's office when Geraldo Alckmin fell ill and was hospitalized. He had arranged a meeting to "thank" the governor for his attention during the tragedy that claimed Eduardo Campos' life in an accident in Santos.
He admits that it's difficult for Marina to maintain her support for Eduardo Suplicy (PT-SP) for the Senate in São Paulo: the PSB, which shelters her, is allied with the ticket where José Serra is running for the same position. Most likely, if questioned from now on, she will say she votes in Acre. In Alagoas, Marina may explicitly state her preference for Heloisa Helena, from PSOL. "There, the important thing is to defeat Collor and Renan Calheiros," she says.