Former São Paulo Mayor Fernando Haddad (PT), the favorite to head the Treasury Department, said he “understands” the financial market’s negative reaction to his attendance at last Friday’s Febraban event due to a lack of tax details. .

However, he clarified that it was a representative of President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and not a member of the transitional government. “I understand the concern on the part of the market operators to find out how these negotiations will go, but I was not the right person for the role,” Haddad said as he left the Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil.

“If I was on the operating table, I would also like to receive this information, but I was not the person who could give this information,” he added. However, according to Haddad, the next finance minister will have to deal with the fiscal problem.

“Who will lead the ministry, who will be invited by President Lula, will have to take responsibility for this issue, which is a transitional issue that the economic sphere will have to deal with,” the former MEC said.

The finance ministry favorite confirmed that it is Lula’s prerogative to announce his ministerial team when he thinks the time is right. “The best thing we can do is cooperate. I am ready to help the transitional government in the field of education, in the field of the economy,” Haddad said.