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Minas Gerais: PT's Campos pushes broad alliance with MDB, PSB pre-candidates

From Folha de S.Paulo · () Portuguese

Translated from Portuguese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Marília Campos, a leading PT figure in Minas Gerais, met with pre-candidates from MDB and PSB to advocate for a broad political alliance.
  • The meeting in Montes Claros aimed to build support for President Lula's agenda in Minas Gerais, the only state without a defined presidential ally.
  • Campos, a former mayor of Contagem, resigned her Senate bid to focus on unifying different political forces for the state's governance.

Marília Campos, a prominent figure in Brazil's Workers' Party (PT), is actively pushing for a broad political front in Minas Gerais, seeking to unite disparate parties behind President Lula's agenda. Campos met with Gabriel Azevedo, pre-candidate for governor from the MDB, and Jarbas Soares Júnior, the PSB's gubernatorial hopeful, in Montes Claros. This gathering marked a concrete step towards forging an alliance, with Campos emphasizing their shared commitment to dialogue, unity, and de-escalation.

This meeting shows there is space to bring together different political forces around a common project of governability, development, and strengthening democracy, in line with President Lula's government.

— Marília CamposDescribing the regional leadership meeting in Montes Claros as a concrete step toward building a broad alliance in Minas Gerais.

"This meeting shows there is space to bring together different political forces around a common project of governability, development, and strengthening democracy, in line with President Lula's government," Campos stated. Azevedo echoed this sentiment, advocating for unity over division and expressing support for Campos's Senate bid. Soares Júnior also pledged his vote and support to Campos.

Let's insist, stop stimulating fights and hatreds. Let's, as they say, stir the pot. Let's look for what unites us, and not what separates us. It's for Minas Gerais.

— Gabriel AzevedoCommenting on Marília Campos's post about the meeting, advocating for unity.

Minas Gerais remains the sole Brazilian state where President Lula has not yet secured a clear political ally for the upcoming elections. The PT initially favored its own gubernatorial candidate, with Lula expressing a preference for Campos. However, Campos herself has called the party's decision to field its own candidate a "strategic mistake," advocating instead for a wide alliance that includes parties like PCdoB, PV, PSB, MDB, Rede, PSOL, and PDT.

You will have my vote and all support, regardless of what happens.

— Jarbas Soares JúniorSignaling support for Marília Campos's Senate bid.

Campos, formerly the mayor of Contagem, Brazil's third-largest city, resigned from the Senate race in April to pursue this broader political strategy. Azevedo, a former councilman in Belo Horizonte, has a background in youth political movements. Soares Júnior, previously the Attorney General of Justice in Minas Gerais, entered the gubernatorial race after Rodrigo Pacheco declined to run. His decision to step down from public life after his term adds another layer to the evolving political landscape.

strategic mistake

— Marília CamposReferring to her party's decision to launch its own gubernatorial candidacy in Minas Gerais.
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Originally published by Folha de S.Paulo in Portuguese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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