Politics

The center-right’s rocky path to the presidency in Brazil

Geraldo Alckmin during his party’s national convention. Photo: PSDB

Over the weekend, the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) held its national convention to elect São Paulo Governor Geraldo Alckmin as party chair. The move consolidates Alckmin as the probable PSDB presidential nominee for the 2018 election. Now at the helm of the party, he will be able to negotiate alliances, distribute campaign funds to allies, and benefit from media exposure. But Alckmin’s path to the presidency will be anything but a smooth ride.

Since 1994, the presidential race has been dominated by a clash between PSDB and the Workers’ Party. Lula, the supreme leader of the latter, leads all presidential polls. Unless a court of appeals makes him ineligible for office, his place in the...

Gustavo Ribeiro

An award-winning journalist, Gustavo has extensive experience covering Brazilian politics and international affairs. He has been featured across Brazilian and French media outlets and founded The Brazilian Report in 2017. He holds a master’s degree in Political Science and Latin American studies from Panthéon-Sorbonne University in Paris.

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