Former Environment Minister Marina Silva announced she will remain in Rede Sustentabilidade, the party she helped found, with the federation alongside PSOL favoring her candidacy for a Senate seat in São Paulo. The decision was made on the last day of the party affiliation window, following a meeting with federation leaders. She turned down invitations from other parties despite internal disputes.
Marina Silva made the decision on Friday (3), the last day of the party affiliation window, after a meeting with the Rede-PSOL federation. The preference is to launch her for the Senate alongside Simone Tebet (PSB), former Planning Minister, on the ticket with Fernando Haddad (PT) running for São Paulo governor.
"[Marina Silva] is the name we will defend [for the Senate] with the other parties," Juliano Medeiros, president of the PSOL-Rede federation, told Folha.
There is an impasse over the two Senate seats. President Lula expressed a desire for Marina and Tebet, but Márcio França (PSB), a former minister, also left the government eyeing the position. As Tebet and França are from the same party, efforts are underway to accommodate allies on the ticket.
Rede and PSOL insist Marina join the São Paulo slate, not ruling out her running for federal deputy again, as in 2022 when she received 237,500 votes. She left the Environment Ministry on Wednesday (1st), with Amazon deforestation declining but facing setbacks like oil exploration approvals in the Foz do Amazonas.
