The meetings of former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) and President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) with governors and senators seeking support in the second round, and the formalization of the annexation of four Ukrainian territories by Vladimir Putin are among the highlights. this Wednesday (5th).
In search of support, Lula and Bolsonaro meet with governors and senators
Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) and President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) will meet governors and senators this Wednesday (4) in search of support for their candidacies in the second round of the presidential election.
The PT will be with political leaders in the afternoon, in São Paulo. On Tuesday (3), Lula stated that he would meet PSD senators and said he had the party’s support at the national level, which did not materialize, since the party adopted a neutral stance at the national level.
Bolsonaro will meet with the candidate for governor in Rio Grande do Sul, his former minister Onyx Lorenzoni, and the re-elected governor of the Federal District, Ibaneis Rocha, at Palácio da Alvorada. The meeting is scheduled for 9 am.
Simone Tebet should support Lula in the second round
After finishing third in the presidential race in the first round, Simone Tebet (MDB) must declare support for Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) in the second round of elections. The announcement should come after the MDB manifests itself for the release of the state directories and also of the candidate, which should happen until the morning of this Wednesday (5).
The agreement for the release has been made in recent days by the party’s national president, Baleia Rossi (SP). Tebet stated that he would only manifest after a decision by the party. Baleia and Tebet are in São Paulo and have already talked about it.
According to MDB and campaign sources, the definition is correct and the parties are planning the “last adjustments”. It has not yet been decided how Tebet will make this announcement, whether it will be a speech, press conference or note. The tendency is for her to speak.
Eight governors-elect allied with Bolsonaro, and four support Lula
Of the 15 victors in the disputes for state governments that ended in the first round of the elections, which took place last Sunday (2), eight declared their support for the candidacy of Jair Bolsonaro (PL) for the Planalto Palace. Four are allies of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT).
Three of the governors-elect have yet to take a stand on the presidential election.
The current president has gained support in the Southeast, while the former president has all his allies in the Northeast.
PSD maintains neutrality and releases directories to support presidential race
PSD President Gilberto Kassab said this Tuesday (4th) that the party chose to maintain its neutrality in the second round of the presidential contest between former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) and President Jair Bolsonaro (PT). PL).
Through a note, Kassab said that the leaders, parliamentarians and affiliates are free to define support for the two candidates. The national directories will have autonomy to define who will support the dispute.
In the first round, the party maintained neutrality at the national level. In the states, the directories had the autonomy to seal alliances with Lula and Bolsonaro.
Putin signs final approval for annexation of four Ukrainian regions to Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin formalized the annexation of four Ukrainian regions on Wednesday, despite major upheavals on the battlefield in recent days, shrinking the amount of territory Moscow controls.
Russia has intensified its seven-month war with an annexation push, a military mobilization and warnings of a possible use of nuclear weapons to protect its entire territory.
Putin has now signed a law that formally incorporates the four regions, which represent about 18% of Ukraine’s territory, into Russia, state news agency TASS reported.
US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday morning via phone call, days after Russian President Vladimir Putin declared that Moscow would annex four Ukrainian territories.
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