In Recife, Aécio resumes nationalization project.
The presidential candidate from the PSDB party arrives this Friday in the capital of Pernambuco to attend the opening of the PSDB Women's National Congress and, above all, to resume the project of nationalizing his image; the parliamentarian wishes to be more present in the Northeast, approaching more local discussions, such as the fight against drought.
Gilberto Prazeres _PE247- One day after the national president of the PSDB party, federal deputy Sérgio Guerra (PE), publicly endorsed him as the party's natural candidate for the presidency in 2014, Senator Aécio Neves (MG) arrives in Recife with a mission, let's say, of a presidential candidate. Under the pretext of attending the opening of the PSDB Women's National Congress, the Minas Gerais parliamentarian seems to be resuming his project – interrupted at the end of last year – of traveling the country with the aim of nationalizing his image. Tucano leaders, based on opinion polls, believe that their party colleague needs to fight against the PT's supremacy in the North and Northeast regions by becoming more present and engaging in more local discussions, such as combating drought, for example.
In 2011, Aécio Neves even attempted a tour of the Northeast, visiting several states in the region. However, he ended up cancelling party events without much explanation. In Pernambuco, the senator had committed to attending a party to launch the PSDB's pre-candidacies for the main cities in the Recife Metropolitan Region (RMR), but ended up preferring to attend the wedding of one of the sons of the governor of São Paulo, Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB), in the São Paulo capital. The decision greatly annoyed the Pernambuco supporters of the Minas Gerais politician.
However, before participating in his party's event, Aécio has a meeting with another potential presidential candidate, the governor of Pernambuco and national president of the PSB, Eduardo Campos, at the Palácio das Princesas. On that occasion, the politician from Minas Gerais will be accompanied by Congressman Sérgio Guerra.
Interestingly, after the 2010 presidential election, with the victory of President Dilma Rousseff (PT), speculation surrounding a likely alliance between PSDB and PSB, with a view to the Planalto Palace in 2014, suggested that Aécio and Eduardo could form a ticket in opposition to the PT candidate, with the Pernambuco native initially as vice-president. This scenario gradually fell apart with the national rise of the socialist and the frustrating performance of the PSDB candidate in the Senate.
Leading the governors of the Northeastern states in the discussion about the sharing of royalties from the pre-salt oil fields and with his strong influence over the PSD party of São Paulo's mayor, Gilberto Kassab, Eduardo Campos projected an image of a national leader and gave indications that he is paving the way for a presidential project in the somewhat longer term than that of Aécio Neves. Former President Lula himself has already declared that the socialist is a potential candidate for the Presidency of the Republic in 2018, with possible support from the PT (Workers' Party).
However, since the road from now until 2018 is too long, Aécio Neves is trying to stay close to his likely future ally, hoping that the 2014 succession scenario will become smoother.