Suplicy: "I intend to be the link between Dilma and Marina in the second round"
A senator from the Workers' Party (PT) believes that the ties between the former senator, who was defeated in the first round of the presidential election, and the PT can be rebuilt; "I will collaborate in whatever is necessary to bring Marina's support to our candidacy," plans the senator, who was defeated at the polls on Sunday by José Serra of the PSDB.
By Marcello Ribeiro Silva
SÃO PAULO - Senator Eduardo Suplicy (PT) dismissed the idea that the PT has given up on attracting the support of Marina Silva, the PSB presidential candidate who came in third place in the first round.
After securing more than 21 million votes, the PSB candidate became the most sought-after politician in recent times. Both the PT and PSDB parties want to form an alliance with the former senator to launch their presidential candidate and win the election on October 26th.
According to Suplicy, the fact that he admires and is admired by Marina made him feel comfortable leading the soundings about a possible rapprochement between Marina and Dilma Rousseff, the president and candidate for re-election (PT).
"I intend to be the link between Dilma and Marina in the second round. I will collaborate in whatever is necessary to bring Marina's support to our candidacy," plans the senator, who was defeated at the polls by José Serra, of the PSDB party.
According to Suplicy, not even the attacks made by Dilma to deconstruct Marina's image are enough to prevent an agreement between the two.
"I believe that Marina's ties with the PT were intense and that their depth can be rebuilt," assesses the PT member, who added that he sees much more sense in a rapprochement between the former Minister of the Environment and the PT party because of her history than in a possible alignment with the PSDB party.