Helena Chagas: PSDB could make a fool of itself while PMDB splits over Lula.
"Once again, the PMDB is repeating the old tactic of putting a foot in each camp and is attempting alliances with Lula's PT in six states, with the pragmatic agreement and forgiveness of the former president to the groups that supported the impeachment," writes the journalist; what stands out in this move by former president Lula, she says, "is that the possibilities of a PSDB-PMDB ticket for the presidency, or even a priority alliance between the two parties in 2018, are becoming increasingly remote."
247 - According to Helena Chagas, from the website Os Divergentes, "everything indicates that the party will follow FH's advice at the December convention – if Temer doesn't give in to the pressure from the Centrão beforehand and remove the PSDB ministers from the Esplanada. And then the PSDB symbol would have to stop being the toucan and, perhaps, be replaced by the monkey...".
"But what stands out in this move by the former president is that the possibilities of a PSDB-PMDB ticket for the presidency, or even a priority alliance between the two parties in 2018, are becoming increasingly remote," he adds.
"Once again, the PMDB is repeating the old tactic of having a foot in each camp and is attempting alliances with Lula's PT in six states, with the pragmatic agreement and forgiveness of the former president to the groups that supported the impeachment," the columnist concludes. Read here The full text.