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      PDT wants Barbosa as a candidate for President.

      The political career of the president of the Supreme Federal Court is being contested by the PSB and PDT parties; presidential candidate Eduardo Campos dreams of having the magistrate in the race for governor of Rio de Janeiro; Carlos Lupi is sounding out Barbosa to run for president against the reelection of President Dilma Rousseff; Cristovam Buarque (DF) is reportedly on the sidelines. 

      The political career of the president of the Supreme Federal Court is being disputed by the PSB and PDT parties; presidential candidate Eduardo Campos dreams of having the magistrate in the race for governor of Rio de Janeiro; Carlos Lupi is sounding out Barbosa to run for president against the reelection of President Dilma Rousseff; Cristovam Buarque (DF) is reportedly on the sidelines (Photo: Roberta Namour)

      247 - Officially, Joaquim Barbosa has announced that he will not be participating in the 2014 elections. However, behind the scenes, he appears open to entering politics.

      Currently, two parties are vying to recruit the president of the Supreme Federal Court: the PDT, led by Carlos Lupi, and the PSB, led by Eduardo Campos. Read more in Claudio Humberto's article. Power Diary:

      Like the PSB, the PDT offered Barbosa membership.
      Under the spotlight and riding a wave of popularity after sentencing those involved in the Mensalão scandal to prison, the president of the Supreme Federal Court, Joaquim Barbosa, was approached to run for President of the Republic or a Senate seat for the PDT party in Rio de Janeiro. The PSB also offered him membership. The owner of the PDT, Carlos Lupi, who is involved in corruption accusations, considers Cristovam Buarque (DF) a "plan B" in the race for the presidency.

      KEEP AN EYE ON THE BALLOT BOX
      In a statement, Joaquim Barbosa reiterated that he is not a candidate for president this year, and confirmed that he will leave the Supreme Court well before the deadline.

      DATE SET
      Barbosa told friends, as this column revealed, that he would not stay "a single day at the Supreme Court" after Ricardo Lewandowski took office as president.

      ALL AGAINST ONE
      Cristovam Buarque has once again become enamored with the possibility of running for president, with the support of PDT members who can no longer tolerate Dilma.

      POLITICAL PROJECT
      At a luncheon honoring the French president, who was visiting Brasília, Barbosa confided his desire to pursue a political career in Rio de Janeiro.