Brizola Neto could lose his position due to his support in 2014.
President Dilma indicated to the president of the PDT party, Carlos Lupi, that she could replace the Minister of Labor if the party guarantees her support for re-election; despite Brizola Neto being her adversary, Lupi did not make the promise; the PDT still doesn't know if it will support Dilma, the PSB candidate, Eduardo Campos, or if it will still launch its own candidate for the presidential race.
247 – Divided between more than two paths – supporting President Dilma Rousseff in 2014, the PSB candidate Eduardo Campos, launching its own candidate, or perhaps even engaging in dialogue with the PSDB candidate Aécio Neves – the PDT seems to be waiting to see who offers the best offer before making its decision.
Currently fractured, the party must decide its course at a convention scheduled for March, when the new president will be chosen. (According to the Folha columnist) Josias de SouzaThe current leader of the party, Carlos Lupi, is a "double-edged government supporter," as he negotiates with the president while simultaneously flirting with Campos.
This Friday's column by Ilimar Franco in the newspaper O Globo reports that Dilma offered to replace the Minister of Labor, Brizola Neto, if the party guarantees support for her reelection next year. Brizola, who should theoretically be the party's representative in the Planalto Palace, is not seen as such by many members of the PDT party, since it was not the party that nominated him for the government.
Read below the notes on the subject in Ilimar Franco's column:
No salt
Unhappy with Brizola Neto's (Labor) performance, President Dilma signaled to the president of the PDT party, Carlos Lupi, in a conversation last week, that she would accept replacing the minister, provided the party committed to supporting her reelection. Lupi said he wouldn't discuss 2014 now, that he couldn't make that promise, and offered Manoel Dias's name for Brizola Neto's position.
Chronicle of a death foretold.
Government sources say that President Dilma reached her breaking point with Brizola Neto because he allegedly made promises he didn't keep. The minister has no control over the labor unions and also doesn't have a good relationship with the deputies and senators. He promised Dilma a leader in the Chamber of Deputies she trusted, but his candidate, João Dado (SP), was defeated by André Figueiredo (PE) by 19 to 5. Besides Brizola not uniting the party, most deputies don't care about supporting Dilma's reelection. Of the 26, only six want to maintain the alliance with the PT.
PDT keeping an eye on Campos
Members of the PDT party are divided between supporting Senator Cristovam Buarque (PDT-DF) for President and Eduardo Campos (PSB-PE). Some suggest a joint candidacy with Campos for President and Cristovam for Vice President.