Josué Alencar resists agreement with Alckmin and meets with the PT.
The son of former vice-president José Alencar, Josué Alencar (PR-MG) does not want to accept the nomination to be Geraldo Alckmin's (PSDB) running mate in the presidential election; the centrist bloc is seeking alternatives, since it is the bloc that has taken the lead in the political maneuvering for Alckmin's campaign at this time.
247 – The son of former vice-president José Alencar, Josué Alencar (PR-MG), does not want to accept the nomination to be Geraldo Alckmin's (PSDB) running mate in the presidential election. The centrist bloc is seeking alternatives, as it is the bloc that has taken the lead in the political maneuvering for Alckmin's campaign at this time.
"The group, composed of PP, DEM, PR, PRB, and SD, is even considering announcing its support for Alckmin this week without specifying the final composition of the ticket. The decision needs to be made by August 5th."
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Under pressure, the politician from Minas Gerais will meet this Tuesday (24) with PT members who are trying to convince him to jump ship from Alckmin. At the meeting, in addition to the vice-presidential spot, the PT will offer Josué a candidacy for the Senate. The party conducted polls and says he appears with 7% of voting intentions. Dilma Rousseff has 23%.”