After "forgiving" coup plotters, Lula is already forging alliances.
Former President Lula's final speech during the last leg of his campaign tour in Minas Gerais, in which he said he "forgave" the coup plotters, has broad political significance; it was the signal his strategists needed to begin formally forging alliances with parties and politicians who supported the coup against deposed President Dilma Rousseff. Among the PT's targets are politicians from the PMDB, the PSB, and Ciro Gomes' own PDT. In the Northeast, where Lula has 60% of the voting intentions, he is likely to attract politicians of all stripes, due to the force of gravity.
247 - In her column "Power at Stake," journalist Lydia Medeiros, from Globo newspaper, deciphers the strategic meaning of former President Lula's final speech during his campaign tour in Minas Gerais, when he said he forgave the coup plotters. From now on, she says, the PT (Workers' Party) is free to forge alliances with forces that supported the 2016 coup against deposed President Dilma Rousseff.
Among the PT's targets are politicians from the PMDB, the PSB, and Ciro Gomes' own PDT. According to Lydia, the president of the PT, Gleisi Hoffmann, has already begun dialogue with the president of the PSB, Carlos Siqueira, regarding a national alliance. Furthermore, the PMDB is expected to reach agreements with the PT in Alagoas, Ceará, and Minas Gerais.
In the Northeast, where Lula has 60% of the voting intentions, he is expected to attract politicians of all stripes, by sheer force of gravity. During his campaign tour in Minas Gerais, even mayors from the PSDB party joined Lula on the stage.
Another important development was the meeting between former Bahia governor Jaques Wagner and presidential candidate Ciro Gomes in Salvador, regarding a non-aggression pact in the first round and potential support in the second round.
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