The team of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, candidate for reelection with the Workers' Party (PT), informed Globo this Wednesday that he will not participate in the debate the network will host this Thursday night.
The information was reported by the G1 portal, which is part of the Globo group, and confirmed to the Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper by a member of the network's leadership.
As Folha reported, Lula had considered the possibility of participating in the debate, but his allies estimated this week that the trend was that he would not attend. The prevailing view was that he would be the target of all the other candidates, with limited response time.
It was also estimated that, in Lula's absence, the attacks would most likely be directed at Flávio Bolsonaro (PL), forcing him to give explanations.
According to Globo, in addition to Flávio Bolsonaro, the presence of candidates Ronaldo Caiado (PSD), Augusto Cury (Avante), and Romeu Zema (Novo) is confirmed.
Folha highlighted that Lula will repeat his strategy after confirming an interview on the Flow podcast during the time slot of Globo's televised debate.
Lula had already informed the network of his absence, while the podcast confirmed his appearance on the show through social media.
With this, the newspaper noted, Lula is repeating the strategy used on the day of the Band debate, when he was absent to give an exclusive interview to Recor…
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WorldThe candidacies of Flávio Bolsonaro (PL), Ronaldo Caiado (PSD), Augusto Cury (Avante) and Romeu Zema (Novo) are confirmed. The president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Photo: @LulaOficial on X CommentsThe team of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, running for reelection with the Workers' Party (PT), informed Globo this Wednesday that he will not participate in the debate the network will host this Thursday night. The information was reported by the G1 portal, part of the Globo group, and confirmed to the Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper by a member of the network's leadership. As Folha reported, Lula had come to consider the possibility of participating in the debate, but his allies estimated this week that the trend was for him not to attend. The prevailing view was that he would be the target of all the other candidates, with limited response time. It was also estimated that, in Lula's absence, the attacks would most likely be directed at Flávio Bolsonaro (PL), forcing him to give explanations. According to Globo, in addition to Flávio Bolsonaro, the presence of candidates Ronaldo Caiado (PSD), Augusto Cury (Avante) and Romeu Zema (Novo) is confirmed. Folha highlighted that Lula will repeat his strategy after confirming an interview on the Flow podcast during the time slot of Globo's televised debate. Lula has already informed the network of his absence, while the podcast confirmed his appearance on the show through social media. With this, the newspaper noted, Lula is repeating the strategy used on the day of the Band debate, when he was absent to give an exclusive interview to Record. Allies of the president say the strategy consists of avoiding exposures that wear down the image of the PT member by receiving attacks from the others. More on:BrazilLuladebateGloboFlávio BolsonaropodcastFlowBandRecordWorld