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Members of the MDB leadership believe that the participation of Ricardo Nunes (MDB-SP) in the event called by former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL) on the 25th in Avenida Paulista could compromise the re-election of the mayor of São Paulo. The mayor said last week that he will participate in the demonstration.
The party leaders are in the capital of São Paulo, where they witnessed the installation of Aldo Rebelo and José Renato Nalini as municipal secretaries on Monday 19th. Present were emedebistas such as Helder Barbalho (MDB-PA), governor of Pará, Paulo Dantas (MDB-AL), governor of Alagoas, former senator Romero Jucá (MDB-RR), Isnaldo Bulhões (MDB-AL), leader of party in the Chamber of Deputies, and the federal deputy Hercílio Coelho Diniz (MDB-MG).
Also present were the party’s national president, Baleia Rossi (MDB-SP), and former president Michel Temer (MDB-SP). Before the town hall event, at least part of the group had lunch with Nunes. The main inconvenience comes from the federal MDB bench. who attempts to remove the mayor through Baleia, who is also a federal deputy and coordinator of Nunes’ campaign. On the other hand, even those who are against recognize that the final decision lies with the mayor himself, since São Paulo is the most important municipality in the country.
The assessment is that the mayor’s presence would nationalize São Paulo’s elections and divert attention from decisions made by the current administration. This would also increase the visibility of the MDB, which has three ministries in the Lula (PT) government, and is a support base for the government in the National Congress.
Furthermore, emedebistas understands that the mayor’s presence at the event will mark his candidacy as a right-wing one, contrary to the effort he himself has made to present himself as a candidate of a broad front against the “extreme left”, as federal deputy Guilherme defines himself Boulos (PSOL-SP).
Rebelo and Nalini’s inauguration turned into an event with the presence of the leaders of PSD, PP, Solidariedade, Cittadinanza and the MDB itself. Present, but not highlighted, were fellows such as Fabio Wajngarten, state secretary for women’s policies, Sonaira Fernandes (Republicanos-SP), and federal deputy Paulo Bilynskyj (PL-SP).
The group will continue to meet in the coming days in Brasilia. When asked about the topic, Nunes highlighted his history as a centrist politician and said that he cares about taking care of people and not about “left and right.”
“Stamps are only on paper. People have their own life stories,” he responded after the unveiling. “Obviously there are opinions here and there. What I wanted to underline is that a demonstration is an act of democracy. When someone presents a defense, what they think is important applies, as long as it is peaceful, without attacking anyone,” he added.
Nunes avoided commenting on Bolsonaro’s legal situation, which is the subject of a Federal Police investigation, and said that the political and journalistic media are wrong to prejudge the former president. “Not just him, but everyone is innocent until he is [a condenação] definitive and unappealable”.
Helder Barbalho used his own re-election to the government of Pará in 2022 as an example in his speech, which sounded like a warning to the mayor. He supported Lula’s re-election. “I showed the State of Pará that the coach to be evaluated and reconfirmed is when he does not govern for the extremes, he governs for everyone,” said the governor. “This is what you have done in São Paulo and so you will continue to lead São Paulo”, added Barbalho, addressing the mayor
The alliance with Bolsonaro was important for Nunes because it buried the candidacy of Bolsonaro’s Ricardo Salles (PL-SP), who could have won him votes among right-wing voters. On the other hand, Bolsonaro’s allies are demanding that he do more to defend the former president, which he has so far done timidly.
In this way, Nunes’ presence at the demonstration would serve to calm the Bolsonarists and prevent this criticism from happening again in the future. If he were to participate in the event, the mayor will be alongside another ally, the governor of São Paulo, Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicanos-SP), who has already confirmed his presence together with other governors and deputies.
Source: Terra
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