By Marcela Ayres
March 19 (Reuters) – Brazil’s Finance Minister Fernando Haddad is expected to confirm on Thursday he will run for governor of Sao Paulo, giving President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva a key ally on the campaign trail this year in the country’s most populous state.
Haddad, 63, signaled in late 2025 that he would leave the Finance Ministry early this year, initially saying he wanted to advise Lula on his October reelection bid.
Since then, the outlook has dimmed for the leftist leader, with polls showing him tied in a potential run-off against Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former right‑wing President Jair Bolsonaro, whom Lula narrowly defeated in 2022.
In an interview with leftist news website Opera Mundi last week, Haddad acknowledged that
Brazil Finance Minister Readies Run for Sao Paulo Governor
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