Network reacts with ‘indignation’ to Marina’s stay and accuses her of not dialoguing
The national directory of the Sustainability Network reacted with criticism of federal deputy Marina Silva’s decision to remain in the party she helped found. In a statement released on Tuesday, the 7th, the party stated that it had received the announcement with “indignation and perplexity” and accused the former minister of refusing to dialogue with the party leadership.
On Saturday, the 4th, the last day of the party window, Marina announced that she would stay at the Network. He said he wanted to work on the “restoration of the principles and values” of the acronym and cited the founding manifesto to support his position.
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In the same note, he declared support for the re-election of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) and Fernando Haddad’s candidacy for the government of São Paulo, and formalized his candidacy for the Senate by the federation led by PSOL, alongside Simone Tebet, from PSB. He also announced his intention to strengthen alliances with PT, PSB, PV, PDT and PCdoB, parties that he classified as those that “do not allow themselves to be captured by authoritarianism and denialism”.
The response from the national directory, signed on Sunday the 5th and released two days later, was direct. “Speculation about her departure always came from her or her group, never from the legitimately elected leadership,” says the statement. The party denied having expelled or persecuted any member and argued that it never applied sanctions to Marina even in moments of open disagreement, such as her support for the presidential candidacy of Aécio Neves (PSDB) in 2014, her defense of the impeachment of former president Dilma Rousseff (PT) and her agreement with federal intervention in Rio de Janeiro in 2018.
“Not meeting a leadership’s personal wishes is not authoritarianism. It is a commitment to internal democratic life”, says the text, which accuses the former minister’s group of trying to paralyze the party, judicialize political impasses and block its accounts.
The party also accused Marina’s group of practicing lawfare, an English term used to describe the use of the judicial system as an instrument of political dispute, with the aim of weakening opponents through processes and litigation instead of conventional political debate.
The Network cited “hundreds of actions” filed against the management as an example of this practice and refuted the thesis that the party’s 5th National Congress had been annulled by the courts. He stated that most of the actions were rejected and that the current leadership remains recognized, “including members of Marina’s group in its composition”.
The Network’s note denied that the recent departure of representatives represents persecution and cited the arrival of deputies André Janones (MG) and Luizianne Lins (CE) as a sign of the party’s organic growth. “There was a frustrated attempt at electoral emptying, which did not succeed,” says the statement.
Regarding 2026, the party stated that decisions on support and candidacies “will be taken within the party with dialogue and common sense, but in a proud manner and without external interference” and that “disagreements must be faced through statutory channels, with frank and loyal debate”. In the end, the directory reaffirmed support for Lula and Haddad and said that everyone who wishes to strengthen the party electorally is welcome, as long as “party rules and good coexistence are respected”.
