Wagner convinces Lula to give up on Gabrielli.
The governor reportedly told the main supporter of the former Petrobras executive's candidacy that he is unable to project a firm stance as a pre-candidate and could jeopardize the PT's aspirations to remain in control of the state government; "Everyone knows he won't have the strength to be a candidate," says an anonymous parliamentarian; another prominent figure in the state leadership says that Gabrielli is unable to establish himself "due to a series of mistakes."
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Bahia 247 has long been reporting on the difficulty that the former president of Petrobras and current Secretary of Planning of Bahia, José Sérgio Gabrielli, is having in making his name viable within the PT to represent the party in the race to succeed Governor Jaques Wagner (PT) in 2014.
After to present According to the governor, Rui Costa, the state's Chief of Staff, is his preferred candidate over President Dilma Rousseff. He reportedly told former President Lula that his friend Gabrielli's candidacy has no chance of taking off. This information comes from the newspaper Tribuna da Bahia.
According to the newspaper, a high-ranking member of the PT party in Bahia reportedly said that Gabrielli is unable to gain traction "due to a series of mistakes." His nomination came from the majority faction nationally, the CNB, linked to former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and former minister José Dirceu, and he is becoming increasingly unpalatable.
"Everyone knows he won't have the strength to be a candidate," says a PT parliamentarian, speaking anonymously. He recounted an incident from last Saturday, when the secretary participated in a plenary session of the Movimento PT faction. His faction had advised him not to speak. He did the opposite. "He went to a small meeting, spoke to a very restricted audience, and ended up giving a platform to another candidate."
The Workers' Party members in Bahia also say that, in addition to his lack of political skill, Gabrielli is also weighed down by the successive negative news stories since he left the presidency of Petrobras. The current president of the state-owned company, Graça Foster, ends up giving ammunition to the opposition with each speech she makes defending the company against the difficulties it has faced.