The arrival of Josué Gomes da Silva this month in the room that Paulo Skaf occupied for 17 years in the presidency of Fiesp piqued the curiosity of industrialists, who wonder if there will be a “debolsonarization” of the entity, since Skaf was a strong ally of Bolsonaro.
On the other hand, there is also growing doubt as to whether there will be a “PTtization”, given that Josué is the son of José Alencar (1957-2011), former president Lula’s vice-president in the PT’s two terms.
Those who follow his first steps in office reject both scenarios and say that, probably, there will be some distance from Bolsonaro because Skaf had been expressing ostensible support for the president, a behavior that Josué should not follow, but that does not mean that Fiesp will fall into the Lula’s lap.
The formal reservation is that the entity is politically neutral and that Josué has no partisan pretensions.
Behind the scenes, the assessment is that Fiesp is organic and has a basis with its own convictions: just remember how many times Bolsonaro was applauded at events at the entity.
Internally, what is expected is a clear change in style, with a new president with a more reserved profile than Skaf, a characteristic that Josué will have to circumvent in this election year to give prominence to the industry’s agenda.
with Andressa Motter e Ana Paula Branco
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