Lula criticizes preference for Tarcísio in São Paulo
The president Lula classified as abhorrent the leadership of Tarcísio de Freitas over Fernando Haddad in the contest for São Paulo governor, according to AtlasIntel research. During a rally, the petista called for focus on victory already in the first round and again associated the governor with donations from Banco Master.
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva criticized, during a rally in São Paulo, the preference of the São Paulo electorate for Governor Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicans) over the candidate Fernando Haddad (PT), according to numbers from the AtlasIntel/Estadão poll released on Thursday (3.set). The survey points to Tarcísio with 53.2% of the voting intentions against 42.6% of Haddad in a possible second round.
Lula described the situation as 'abominable' and took the militancy's efforts to reverse the picture. We have to win the election. Will we wait for the penalty shoot-outs? If you have to give it up, it’s now, people,” the president said, in a tone of mobilization.
Advantage of Tarcisius in the first round
In the first-round scenario, the same survey shows Tarcísio with 51.1% of the voting intentions, while Haddad registers 39.9%. The difference of more than eleven percentage points indicates a challenging path for the petista, who tries to shorten the distance in the coming weeks.
The president stressed that the strategy can not be limited to taking the dispute to the second round. If I have to give up, it’s now, people,” Lula repeated, referring to the need to intensify the campaign immediately.
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Haddad associates Tarcísio with Master donations
During the rally, Fernando Haddad also attacked the opponent, relating him to the founder of Banco Master, Daniel Vorcaro. You know who the governor who received money from the Master to be elected is. And the president of the Republic at the time also received money to re-elect himself. This is not a coincidence,” Haddad said.
According to the banker’s proposal for an award, he donated R$ 5 million to the Republican candidate, in a transaction operated by Gilberto Kassab (PSD). Both deny any wrongdoing. The source did not detail the progress of the investigations or whether the allegation was approved.
Reactions and political context
The speech of Lula and Haddad comes at a time of deepening state dispute, with the petista campaign seeking to reduce the advantage of the current governor. The AtlasIntel survey is one of the main thermometers of the São Paulo electoral scenario and has been used by both campaigns to adjust strategies.
The rally marked the resumption of the PT’s street agenda in São Paulo, focusing on mobilizing bases and attempting to reverse Tarcísio’s image of favoritism. The source did not detail the exact date of the event or the audience present.
Next steps of the campaign
Haddad’s campaign should intensify the agenda of visits to peripheral regions and meetings with productive sectors, in an attempt to broaden the reach of the message. The petista team also bets on strengthening Lula’s presence at state events to transfer political capital to the candidate.
The Boca no Trombone Portal will continue to monitor the unfolding of the São Paulo government dispute and will bring new information as it is released by campaigns or official sources.
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