Zema's running mate alongside Lula: 'Minas Gerais will not be guided by the votes of the political bosses'
"Brazilian democracy is at risk and the only hope is to vote for Lula," stated the vice-governor of Minas Gerais, Paulo Brant (PSDB).
247 - The vice-governor of Minas Gerais, Paulo Brant (PSDB), criticized the position of Governor Romeu Zema (Novo), who supports Jair Bolsonaro (PL), the candidate for re-election. The PSDB member, who earlier this month declared support Presidential candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) was with the PT member on a walk with supporters in the municipality of Teófilo Otoni, in Vale do Mucuri, East of Minas Gerais, this Friday (21).
"As vice-governor, I say this: the people of Minas Gerais are those who are here, lovers of freedom, and they will not be guided by the votes of the political bosses. On the 30th, we will vote for Lula because he is the only hope to restore dignity, democracy, and hope," he stated. "What is at stake is not only the improvement of public policy agendas, but the greater value of democracy. Brazilian democracy is at risk, and the only hope is to vote for Lula," he added.
According to information published this Friday by newspaper O Estado de MinasBrant has been at odds with Governor Romeu Zema since the beginning of the first round of the election campaign, when the PSDB member was the running mate of former federal deputy Marcus Pestana (PSDB) in the race for the Minas Gerais state government.
On August 11, the Zema government dismissed 23 employees from the vice-governor's team. Days later, Brant was confirmed as a candidate for re-election (as vice-governor), but on a ticket headed by Pestana.
Support from the PSDB and the elections
For the second round of voting, scheduled for October 30th, former president Lula has the support of other PSDB figures such as Senator [name missing]. Tasso Jereissati (CE), the former Minister of Foreign Affairs Aloysio Nunes (SP) and the former president Fernando Henrique Cardoso.
In Minas Gerais, Lula received 48,29% of the valid votes (5.802.571 votes) and Bolsonaro... 43,60% (5.239.264 votes) in the first round of the presidential election.
In Brazil, the former president came in first place with 48% of the valid votes (57,2 million) in the first round of the election, compared to 43% (51 million) for Bolsonaro, the first occupant of the Planalto Palace to lose the election in the first round since 1997, when reelection was approved. They will compete in the second round on October 30th.
The governor of Minas Gerais, Romeu Zema, was re-elected with 56,18% of the votes. Former mayor of Belo Horizonte Alexandre Kalil (PSD) came in second place, with 35,08%. Carlos Viana (PL) appeared in third place (7,2%) and Pestana in fourth (0,5%).
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