Doria bets on vaccination, fiscal austerity to win votes
São Paulo Governor João Doria, one of the four names competing in the Brazilian Social Democracy Party’s primaries in November for the choice of the party’s presidential candidate, counts on vaccination and the improvement of the economic environment to improve the poor assessment of his administration in opinion polls, which collaborate to thin his performance in election polls.The latest polls showed that Mr. Doria has already left the deepest point of the valley: records show an increase in the good/excellent evaluation and the fall in the bad/terrible one. São Paulo is one of the states with the most advanced vaccination against Covid-19, which contributes to a drop in new cases, hospitalizations and deaths, and allowed it to ease social distancing measures, a key factor Mr. Doria’s unpopularity last year.The fiscal adjustment he carried on, on the other hand, made room in the budget, allowing R$23 billion in investments until the end of his term.He says there is a pact between him, Rio Grande do Sul Governor Eduardo Leite, Senator Tasso Jereissati (Ceará) and former mayor of Manaus Arthur Virgilio to support the winner of the internal selection process. And he promises dialogue with the other parties of what it calls the "best way," and not the third way, from next year. "There will be no Christianization," he says, alluding to a term in Brazilian politics that means a candidate that loses the support of the party, which begins supporting another candidate with more chances to be elected. For Mr. Doria, "PSDB is not a party that has an owner who rules and everyone obeys. It is a party in which everyone has the possibility to express their opinions, their vocations."Mr. Doria bets on a second round against Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (Workers’ Party, PT), and not president Jair Bolsonaro (no party), despite the signs of economic recovery in the country. For him the president is "the biggest producer of facts against him. This aspect needs to be taken into account. We are not facing a normal president." Read the main excerpts from the interview made by videoconference, since the governor is self-isolating after being reinfected by the coronavirus:Valor: We have observed your clash with deputy Aécio Neves (MG), who still has connections and importance within the party. If by chance you win the party’s presidential primaries, are you not afraid of Christianization by PSDB lawmakers?João Doria: The answer is no. I won two elections for PSDB...
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