Tarcísio Rebuts Lula’s Claim on Treatment of São Paulo Mayors

Overview

• At a state Social Fund event, Tarcísio told mayors they are well received and called the charge a false narrative while delivering 350 vehicles to cities.
• He acknowledged budget limits but pledged creative and fiscally responsible ways to keep logging and meeting municipal demands.
• Lula had told a gathering of mayors that the state poorly receives city leaders and fails to meet mayors outside its allied base.
• Federal figures have complained that state inaugurations of works financed with federal money omit credit to Brasília, according to reporting.
• The clash intensifies after Fernando Haddad announced his pre-candidacy for governor, with past polling showing Tarcísio stronger in the interior than in the capital.