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Ruas campaign expands interior projects campaign with tourism, security, and tourism social]

Following the a mid‑June grassroots tour of Baixada Fluminense, where Ruas inaugurated a Specialized Dental Center in Nova Iguaçu and inspected road and hospital works in Nilópolis, the campaign kept widening its reach. On 18 June the regional party AGIR formally endorsed his pre‑candidacy, Fluminense and Ruas toured northern municipalities, showcasing completed LED‑lighting and road‑paving projects while pledging further urban‑rehabilitation. Legal pressures surfaced when a criminal complaint Ruas filed against Niterói mayor Rodrigo Neves was dismissed on 25 June, expanded his campaign focus toward tourism and the same day he reshuffled Alerj’s permanent commissions, replacing a historically left‑wing human‑rights panel with right‑leaning deputies. infrastructure. In early July, hotel‑industry leaders met with municipal officials to coordinate new lane configurations, bridge duplications and rotunda constructions aimed at easing traffic in the city’s hotel districts, industry coordination in Teresópolis and tourism training programs were launched, while a tourism‑training programme prepared hoteliers for the high season. The same week Ruas visited visits to the Stam lock plant and Expo Cordeiro, reiterating Cordeiro reinforced his ‘Estrada Boa’ road‑modernisation plan and a calendar of fairs to link interior tourism with job creation. On 14 July a hotel summit and a convention‑bureau consultancy in Teresópolis reinforced the push to attract Chinese visitors and larger events. plan. By early August August, Ruas toured the Região dos Lagos, promoting new Lagos to promote attractions such as the like Ilha dos Dinossauros Park and urging greater public investment to lift advocate for coastal employment. Within employment investment. Political momentum grew within the Liberal Party, where leaders urged him to adopt suggested a strategy modelled modeled on former governor Wilson Witzel’s 2018 campaign to force a runoff against incumbent Eduardo Paes, Paes by leveraging Bolsonaro‑aligned support and the entry of former governor Anthony Garotinho into the race. support. On 9 August, Gutemberg Fonseca, a Liberal Party candidate for federal deputy, deputy candidate Gutemberg Fonseca formally endorsed Ruas for the Rio de Janeiro state government. Fonseca argued that Eduardo Ruas, claiming Paes has ‘reached his ceiling’ after four terms terms. Fonseca emphasized policy priorities such as Mayor fiscal responsibility and public security, specifically advocating for the arming of existing Municipal Guards rather than creating new forces. On 19 August, Ruas, now identified as the PL candidate for Governor, introduced social welfare proposals during a tour in Volta Redonda and Rio de Janeiro. He pledged to combat violence against women by promoting financial independence and establishing Women’s Health Centers. His platform also includes a coordinated state policy for people with disabilities and a support network for ‘atypical mothers’—caregivers of children with disabilities—to provide professional qualification and assistance. Additionally, Ruas criticized spending on large-scale festivities, arguing that resources should be redirected toward vulnerable populations.

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