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Brazil 2026 election dynamics

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The centrist federation around former PSDB president Aécio Neves continues to present offer a third‑way alternative, while backed by senior centrists Tasso Jereissati and Ciro Gomes back his bid as part of a republican pact to reduce polarization. Gomes, while PSDB state leaders in Mato Grosso back support Governor Otaviano Pivetta’s re‑election and a qualified vice‑governor, scaling back legislative expectations. re‑election. Union Brasil (UB) remains embroiled in internal conflict. The party is conflict, promoting Joelma Costalonga, a municipal affairs secretary from Espírito Santo, Costalonga as a potential possible vice‑governor on Governor Ricardo Ferraço’s ticket, while five ticket and facing a split over a late‑stage state convention, bribery accusations, and a gender‑based violence dispute involving Flávio Bolsonaro. Five of the eight largest Chamber parties have yet to endorse a presidential candidate, leaving the Bolsonaro‑Lula contest undecided. In Mato Grosso, a dispute surfaced after former first lady Michelle Bolsonaro accused Senator Flávio Bolsonaro of gender‑based political violence, and Union Brasil leaders scheduled a late‑stage state convention that opponents claim limits rival candidacies. The same convention later drew accusations from deputy Júlio Campos of bribery offers to participants, pitting Senator Jayme Campos’s UB‑run governorship plan against a faction favoring an alliance with Governor Otaviano Pivetta and the Republicanos. President Lula has signaled support for a women‑focused ticket in Goiás, meeting PT deputy Adriana Accorsi (gubernatorial prospect) and PSB legislator Aava Santiago (senatorial prospect). Santiago; PT also confirmed Marília Campos’s Senate run in Minas Gerais and discussed alternative candidates for the state governorship. is weighing other governorship options. In August, multiple parties formalised their 2026 slates: MDB confirmed re‑nominated Governor Hana Ghassan’s re‑election bid Ghassan in Pará; Republicanos presented a full slate in Mato Grosso do Sul, endorsing Vice‑Governor José Carlos Barbosa; PL sealed an alliance allied with MDB, supporting MDB to back Senate candidate Janaina Riva; PSOL/Red confirmed PSOL‑Rede nominated Cíntia Dias for the Goiás Senate, and Senate; Unidade Popular nominated put forward Luciana Amorim for governor. These Further conventions in early August added details: MDB in Pará confirmed Senate candidates Helder Barbalho and Chicão; Republicanos in Mato Grosso do Sul announced 25 state‑assembly and nine federal‑deputy candidates and backed Governor Eduardo Riedel and Vice‑Governor Barbosinha; Avante listed nine federal and 23 state‑deputy candidates in Campo Grande; PL launched a project supporting deputy Coronel David’s re‑election and a Senate ticket of José Medeiros with Janaina Riva; the Mato Grosso do Sul coalition also confirmed Senate candidates Reinaldo Azambuja and Capitão Contar. These events mark the start opening of campaign activity across the federation.

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