PT president admits 'flaws' in Lula's campaign and says there was a lack of dialogue with the 'democratic front'

In an interview with CBN radio, he admitted difficulties in coordination between states and in the production of campaign materials. The PT president's explanation comes in the wake of a speech by Lula, who said that his campaign was the "least organized since 1989".

According to Edinho, the campaign chose to decentralize coordination and give more autonomy to the states, but the model did not work as expected.

"We tried to decentralize the coordination of the campaign, decentralize the actions, because we thought that this autonomy of the states could allow us to have more agility in resolving problems. It is evident that we had flaws in this structure", he stated.

The director said that the production of materials was the main problem and that the team managed to solve it. He also stated that the campaign is mobilized for the second round and that it has increased support from state leaders, despite having failed to increase the number of allied parties.

Edinho expressed optimism with Lula's performance in the final stage of the dispute and said he believes that the mobilization of the campaign and militancy will be reflected in the next electoral polls. "We have a very strong mobilization environment. We have no doubt that our wave is a wave of growth, research will soon record this", said Edinho.

In the interview, Edinho also acknowledged that the campaign could have maintained greater dialogue with groups that supported Lula in the 2022 second round, including sectors that approached the president in defense of democracy.

"I think we have to recognize flaws. I think we could have talked more with the sectors that came with us in the second round [of 2022]. We have to resume this contact. We have to make this critical assessment on our side", he stated.

The president of the PT also assessed that the federal government lacked a figure responsible for promoting dialogue with these groups. Citing the Council for Sustainable Economic and Social Development (the "Council"), he said that the initiative may not have been enough to establish this rapprochement.

"As much as the Council brought these sectors into the government to dialogue, perhaps we could have had more direct dialogues. We have to recognize this failure. We have to resume this capacity for dialogue, because what is at stake in Brazil is very big. It is the future of the next generations", he declared.

Asked about the difficulties in approving reforms, faced with a conservative National Congress and the prospect of an even more challenging composition for the party in the next legislature, Edinho stated that the government needs to build a broader base of support in society.

"It is clear that today, in the National Congress, we do not have a majority. The Brazilian people know this. We have to build a majority in society, form public opinion, have political strength so that we can make changes," he said.