The President of the Republic and candidate for re-election, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT), stated this Friday, 14th, in a podcast interview, that the former Minister of Finance, Fernando Haddad, has the potential to succeed him in command of the left. Lula, however, stated that more leadership characteristics are needed for him. "Haddad is a companion with extraordinary growth potential. But he needs a little more to be a leader", said the president.
Lula cites possible successors and says Haddad has 'extraordinary potential'
The President of the Republic and candidate for re-election, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT), stated this Friday, 14th, in a podcast interview, that the former Minister of Finance, Fernando Haddad, has the potential to succeed him in...
"Haddad is a companion with extraordinary growth potential. But he needs a little more to be a leader", said the president.
- In addition to Haddad, Lula mentioned other names to lead the left after his political retirement.
- Those mentioned were former ministers Camilo Santana (PT) and Rui Costa (PT), the minister of the General Secretariat, Guilherme Boulos (PSOL), the former mayor of Recife João Campos (PSB)...
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In addition to Haddad, Lula mentioned other names to lead the left after his political retirement. Those mentioned were former ministers Camilo Santana (PT) and Rui Costa (PT), the minister of the General Secretariat, Guilherme Boulos (PSOL), the former mayor of Recife João Campos (PSB) and the governor of Piauí, Rafael Fonteles (PT).
"We have a lot of good people emerging. We have Camilo's success in Ceará, we have Rui Costa who was a beautiful governor of Bahia, we have Rafael (Fonteles) from Piauí who is an extraordinary young political figure. We have figures like João Campos and (Guilherme) Boulos", he said.
Lula also criticized the lack of national leaders in Brazil and said that the only recent ones with these characteristics were him and former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL).
"The most recent national leader was me and Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro has votes in all the states of Brazil. It's not his figure, it's Bolsonarism, the extreme right, many of them fascists who joined", declared the President of the Republic.
Lula participated this Friday in a podcast with influencers from the Não Inviabilize and Cunhãs programs.
When justifying the argument, Lula cited centrist parties that have regional leaders and declared that Brazil lacks national parties.
"Brazil does not have a national party. It does not have the habit of national leadership. The leaders are local. The MDB has the chief of Ceará, Pernambuco and São Paulo. It does not have national leaders," said the president.
As Broadcast Político (Grupo Estado's real-time news system) showed, the president's campaign should avoid participating in debates and interviews with traditional media, prioritizing the PT member's interaction with digital channels, which offer a more informal environment and with fewer questions about uncomfortable topics.
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