Tarcísio on Haddad, likely opponent in SP: ‘He raised taxes every 30 days’
The governor of São Paulo, Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicans), responded this Wednesday, 11th, to the Minister of Finance, Fernando Haddad (PT), on the assessment that the head of the São Paulo Executive would be “shielded” from criticism. Both are expected to be opponents in this year’s state elections.
“Nobody is shielded from criticism from anywhere. There is good work, there is bad work. What can I do if he increased the tax every 30 days? It’s not my fault, it’s his fault”, said Tarcísio.
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When commenting on the possible clash with Haddad in the dispute for re-election, the current governor stated that he “does not choose an opponent”. According to him, the strategy is to connect with the demands of the electorate and he also said that he prefers to speak directly to voters, without directing his attention to political opponents.
Governor sees ‘recall’ impacting Senate race
When asked about the good performance of the progressive field in the dispute for the Senate – Haddad, vice-president Geraldo Alckmin (PSB), and the Minister of Planning, Simone Tebet, lead with more than 25% of voting intentions in the Datafolha survey released earlier -, Tarcísio highlighted that he intends to articulate a “viable name” for the election. Behind the scenes, his preference is for a more centrist name in the second vacancy, which should remain with the PL.
“People take a little longer to connect to the Senate election. So, in a first assessment, at this moment, whoever has more recall appears better”, said the governor. “Obviously, we will choose someone with viability, that is an important thing.”
The first vacancy should go to the federal deputy and former secretary of Public Security, Guilherme Derrite (PP-SP), and the second – which would be held by former deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro – is up for grabs. Some of the names mentioned are the vice-mayor of São Paulo, colonel Mello Araújo (PL), state deputy Gil Diniz (PL-SP), and federal deputies Mário Frias (PL-SP) and Rosana Valle (PL-SP).
The head of the São Paulo Executive participated in the inauguration of the new Metro Operational Control Center (CCOx), which coordinates the operation of four lines of the transport system. Vice-governor Felício Ramuth (PSD) and the mayor of São Paulo, Ricardo Nunes (MDB) also attended.
Haddad decided to bring forward the government’s departure – from the end of the month to next week – and, as agreed, the executive secretary of Finance, Dario Durigan, will take his place.
For the Finance Minister, São Paulo’s problems do not appear because the governor has been “shielded” from criticism.
“I have received information, including from the base, the teaching profession and the police, that they are showing a very high degree of dissatisfaction. But I don’t know to what extent it is possible to explore this (in the campaign) because of the shielding that is being done to Tarcísio. There is no talk about the government, there is no talk about achievement, there is no talk about anything”, said Haddad, last week, in an interview with José Luiz Datena, who presents a program on TV Brasil and Rádio Nacional.
