Brazil: Lula caters to center-left ally in Pernambuco, eyeing national races
[Image description: Pernambuco governor Paulo Câmara and Lula shaking hands during a meeting on February 4th.]
Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s Workers’ Party gave up on having its own gubernatorial candidate in the state of Pernambuco — a key Northeast battleground. The move aims to pave the way for a national federation with the center-left Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB), which has ruled the state for the past 14 years.
The decision was sealed during a meeting between Lula and Pernambuco Governor Paulo Câmara, of the PSB. The Workers’ Party will support the PSB’s Danilo Cabral to succeed Mr. Câmara, rather than backing Senator Humberto Costa, a senior Workers’ Party official who leads some local polls.
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