Brazil finance minister Haddad to run for Sao Paulo governor


FILE PHOTO: Brazil's Finance Minister Fernando Haddad speaks during a ceremony to launch a digital platform for tax reform in Brasilia, Brazil January 13, 2026. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo

Sao Bernardo do Campo, ⁠Brazil, March 19 (Reuters) - Brazil's Finance Minister Fernando Haddad confirmed on Thursday he is going to 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 announced the move ‌alongside Lula during a Workers Party rally at a union headquarters in a working-class suburb where Lula once worked as a former metalworker and labor leader.

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