Republicanos of Pernambuco pledges support for Lula's reelection

The state branch of the Republicanos party in Pernambuco reaffirmed its backing of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and of João Campos, the PSB pre‑candidate for the state governorship. Silvio Costa Filho, president of Republicanos‑PE, said the party will vote for Lula regardless of the national party's deliberations about a possible alliance with the Liberal Party (PL).

Carlos Costa, the party's vice‑governor pre‑candidate, echoed the statement, noting, “We have always been closely linked to President Lula,” and dismissed any chance that the state organization would withdraw its support. The declarations come as the party's national executive debates whether to join a coalition with the PL, linked to former President Jair Bolsonaro and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, ahead of the upcoming presidential election.