Brazil: Marina Silva 'to replace' late candidate Campos
08:13, 17 August 2014
LONDON. KAZINFORM The former Brazilian Environment Minister, Marina Silva, is expected to be named in the next few days to run for president in October.
She would replace former presidential candidate, Eduardo Campos, who was killed in a plane crash on Wednesday. A close adviser to Ms Silva, Bazileu Margarido, told the BBC that she had agreed to run. But the decision still needs to be officially approved by Mr Campos's Socialist Party (PSB). The Socialists - the major partner in the opposition coalition established to run against President Dilma Rousseff - are expected to announce their decision after a meeting on Wednesday, Kazinform refers to BBC News . Evangelical environmentalist Ms Silva had decided to run for vice-president alongside Mr Campos after the Electoral Court in October 2013 refused to register her political movement, Rede Sustentabilidade (The Sustainability Network).