The Governor of Sao Paulo, Joao Doria, won, not without difficulties, the primary of the Party of the Brazilian Social Democracy.
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the Brazilian right finally found his champion? Saturday, November 27, the Governor of State of Sao Paulo, Joao Doria, won the primary of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB). Winner on the wire, at the end of a chaotic process, it should nevertheless represent the colors of the training during the presidential election of 2022.
That is to say if the case was badly marketed: the primary of “Toucans” (nickname of party members) should have been completed as early as 21 November. But a failure of the voting application (probably linked to a hacker attack) prevented the majority of registrants to validate their choice. After grass debate, the ballot had to be adjourned from a week.
While the country had, on Saturday, on the final of the Copa Libertadores (the annual competition of the best football clubs of the South American continent, won 2-1 by Palmeiras on Flamengo), the primary n ‘ has not gathered the crowds. Barely 30,000 voters took part in the ballot, won by Joao Doria with 53.99% of the two opponents, Eduardo Leite, Current Governor of Rio Grande Do Sul (44.66%) and Arthur Virgilio Neto, Ex-Mayor of Manaus (1.35%).
Controversial personality
In his victory speech, Joao Doria won gather. “Nobody does nothing alone. We will need the help of all. From the Union of Brazil. From the UNION OF THE PSDB. Of the Union of other leaders and parties. Hearts and spirits for Brazil. Let’s go forward! “He launched Saturday, qualifying the primary of” beautiful, courageous “and announcing the advent of a” new Brazil “
The task promises to be arous. At 63, the Governor of Sao Paulo remains a controversial personality. Businessman rich to millions with brilliant smile and gominated hair, the latter has tunes of “Berlusconi tropical” and embodies as none the arrogance of the richest region of the country. Joao Doria, who placed his men at the head of the PSDB as early as 2019, deported very right, on a safe and ultraliberal line, which training, which had its roots in the center left and ruled the Brazil from 1995 to 2003 , under the two mandates of President Fernando Henrique Cardoso.
Joao Doria was able to use the Covid-19 pandemic to soften his image. A good part of the opinion recognizes it a merit: that of allowing the import and production to Brazil of the Chinese CORONAVAC vaccine, thanks to a partnership between the Sinovac firm and the Institute Butantan, local equivalent of pastor, placed under the authority of the state of Sao Paulo. Applied as early as 17 January, the immunizer was for months the only large-scale available in the country.
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