The MDB should officially launch Senator Tebet’s presidential candidacy today, the PSDB will allow Araújo and Freire select the VP, and Fiesp's board of directors gave approval for the entity to participate in the USP movement

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 27 Jul 2022 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

Despite facing resistance from former President Lula's allies in the party, the probability is for Senator Tebet’s candidacy to be confirmed. The attempt to avoid the convention by legal means is unlikely to succeed. Since the PSDB and Cidadania formed a federation, the president of the PSDB, Bruno Araújo, and the president of the Cidadania, Roberto Freire, will select the vice president. The choice must be announced by the end of the convention period, on Friday, August 5. Fiesp's board of directors gave approval for the entity to participate in the movement in defense of democracy and electoral justice that is being organized at the University of São Paulo Law School. The USP Law School released a statement yesterday in defense of democracy and the electoral system.

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