PDT feels humiliated by Senate nomination snub, threatens to field own candidates

The Brazilian Democratic Movement (PDT) party is expressing deep dissatisfaction and threatening to withdraw its support from Fernando Haddad's coalition in São Paulo. The party feels "humiliated" after being overlooked for nominations as substitute senators, a move that has sparked a crisis within the left-wing alliance.

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When you have a federation, it functions like a party. The Rede and PSOL federation already has a candidate for senator, do they want the substitute too? And the PT already has the candidate for governor, do they want the substitute as well?

PDT President Carlos Lupi stated that there was a supposed agreement for his party to provide the first substitute nominees for Senate candidates Simone Tebet (PSB) and Marina Silva (Rede). However, the PSOL party, which is federated with Rede, unexpectedly nominated a local councilor, Djalma Nery, as Marina Silva's first substitute. This decision blindsided Lupi and led to immediate protests.

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Apparently, they don't want the PDT in the alliance.

Lupi argued that the PSOL's nomination is redundant, as the Rede-PSOL federation already has a Senate candidate. He also pointed out that the PT party, which is backing Haddad for governor, already has a substitute nominee for Tebet's candidacy. "Apparently, they don't want the PDT in the alliance," Lupi lamented, suggesting the party is being deliberately excluded. The PDT is now reviewing its legal options to potentially field its own Senate candidates, despite its alliance with Haddad.

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It seems to be too much humiliation.