Helena Chagas: Rocha's withdrawal marks a shift by the center-right towards Alckmin.
"Some sectors of the center-right are beginning to accept the inevitable realization that they have no better alternative than Geraldo Alckmin and are moving to try to strengthen his candidacy," writes journalist Helena Chagas.
247 - "Some sectors of the center-right are beginning to surrender to the inevitable realization that they have no better alternative than Geraldo Alckmin and are moving to try to strengthen his candidacy. It is in this context that the announcement by the PSD to formalize a coalition with the tucano and the withdrawal, this Friday (13), of the PRB candidate, Flávio Rocha, can be understood", writes journalist Helena Chagas.
The journalist adds that Alckmin can thank the Planalto Palace for the pressure exerted on the PP members, "who were practically in Ciro's arms and are now thinking twice after being threatened with losing their ministries and government positions." "The most ingenious aspect of this operation is that Michel Temer and the Planalto officials are helping the PSDB candidate while simultaneously keeping their own – Henrique Meirelles."
"Whether the maneuver to create a favorable climate for the former governor of São Paulo will truly convince others to join him, nobody knows. But the tide has turned a little higher for the politician."
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