Former chief justice and the first black member of Brazil\u2019s Supreme Court, Joaquim Barbosa, joined the center-left Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB) late on Friday mulling a presidential bid in the October election.<\/p>\n
Barbosa, 63, has never run for office but he is widely admired for heading a high-profile 2012 political corruption trial over vote-buying that led to the imprisonment of three top aides to former leftist president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.<\/p>\n
Since Barbosa retired from the top court in 2014 his name has regularly appeared in presidential opinion polls and he could shake up the election campaign by becoming the anti-establishment candidate many voters are looking for.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy talks with the PSB have led to an understanding that allows me the comfort of having more time to reflect on a final decision on running,\u201d Barbosa said in a statement. He said the PSB had not guaranteed him the nomination.<\/p>\n
PSB officials said their polling shows Barbosa could pick up many of the votes of Brazilians who will abandon Lula\u2019s Workers Party due to his corruption conviction and imminent imprisonment.<\/p>\n
A majority of party members favor nominating Barbosa at a convention in June, they said.<\/p>\n
With Brazil\u2019s political establishment rocked by political corruption scandals, voters are seeking alternative candidates like Barbosa who are honest and trustworthy, party leader Carlos Siqueira told Reuters last week.<\/p>\n
\u201cBarbosa could well be the \u2018sleeper\u2019 of this election,\u201d the Eurasia political risk consultancy said in a note to clients.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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