Lula wants a leading political role in his second term.
Former President Lula intends to keep the political and social base of the government united, a base that caused Dilma Rousseff a great deal of trouble during her first term; in addition, he is expected to take over discussions on controversial issues shelved by the president, such as the regulation of the media; allies say the project aims for a return to power in 2018.
247 – Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the biggest campaign supporter of President Dilma Rousseff, is preparing to assume a leading political role should the PT (Workers' Party) be re-elected in October.
Lula intends to keep the government's political and social base united, a base that caused President Dilma a great deal of trouble during her first term. Furthermore, he is expected to take over discussions on controversial issues shelved by the president, such as the regulation of electronic media, championed by PT leaders like the party president, Rui Falcão, and former minister Franklin Martins.
The former president, who in recent statements has spoken out against the economic policies of Dilma's government, will also try to adopt a more proactive stance, aiming to return to power in 2018.
Read here Raymundo Costa's report on the subject.