Brazil's Campos to run for president with environmentalist


  • World
  • Tuesday, 15 Apr 2014

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Eduardo Campos, a business-friendly socialist from Brazil's poor north-eastern region, announced on Monday he will seek the presidency, vowing to restore confidence in the country's fiscal accounts and once booming economy.

The two-time governor of Pernambuco state picked as his running mate Marina Silva, a popular environmentalist who will bring millions of votes to the ticket. She will also draw the opposition of Brazil's wealthy agribusiness sector of which she is a declared enemy.

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