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The thing is that we live in a presidential system with a parliamentary constitution. Congress has a lot of weight in Brazil, and the president cannot always do when he wants; he does what he can.

Remember, no one decides who they're going to vote for based on the vice president. I mean that literally.

Anyone who thinks that the vice-president can take a position independent of the president of his administration simply has no knowledge of politics or government. You are his choice in a political marriage, and he expects your absolute loyalty.

Actually, I never thought of me being president of Brazil. First of all, I'm not a politician. I never have been, and I think I'm a very unlikely person for this kind of job because of my frankness. I've never dealt with political parties. I have no connections with political parties. So, I don't think so.

The man with the best job in the country is the vice-president. All he has to do is get up every morning and say, 'How is the president?'

I don't know how many people run for vice president and president and lose both.

The vice presidential candidate does not usually make much difference at the polls. But that may be changing as voters become more aware that the understudy must be ready to take over if needed.

Ah, political physics. Someone wins an election and, poof, they are a candidate for vice president. Ridiculous.