Haddad finally gains an ally.
The teachers' union of the São Paulo state school system declares its support for the Workers' Party candidate, in protest against José Serra; the category threatens to strike on the 20th.
247 – Since 2010, the disagreement between José Serra and Apeoesp, the teachers' union for the state school system, has become public. The union began a strike in March, just before Serra left the state government to run for president.
The scars left by this relationship now benefit the PT candidate Fernando Haddad. The union declared its support for the PT candidate and even scheduled a strike of the entire category for the 20th, in protest against the government of Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB). The information is from Folha de São Paulo.
The training secretary, Nilcéa Fleury, told Folha that the organization is "non-partisan," but has "a lot of sympathy" for the Workers' Party member, who was Minister of Education in the Lula and Dilma Rousseff governments.
The union's support for the PT candidate represents a victory for the party, even if Haddad has little merit in it. With a modest 3% of voting intentions in the capital of São Paulo, the PT candidate has so far failed to forge any significant alliances for his campaign. The union of José Serra's enemies is already seen as a good start for someone who hasn't yet made any progress, even with Lula's backing.