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Leandro Grass Federal District gubernatorial campaign

Overview

Leandro Grass, the Workers’ Party (PT) candidate for the government of the Federal District, has centered his campaign on climate change, social welfare, and public transportation.

Grass has proposed declaring a climate emergency to address storm damage and mitigate environmental effects through improved housing for vulnerable families, monitoring land occupation, and combating illegal deforestation.

Regarding the transport sector, Grass has pledged to protect workers by ensuring that technological advancements do not lead to the dismissal of bus conductors. He has also proposed expanding the public transport network to create more jobs. In his campaign, Grass criticized the current Governor, Celina Leão, regarding collective bargaining and salary adjustments, while noting recent government transfers to the transport sector. Recent polling shows a technical tie between Grass and Leão.

Entities

PT · Distrito Federal · Leandro Grass · Iphan · Celina Leão

Timeline

  1. 5 days ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources
    Leandro Grass pledges support for transport workers in Distrito Federal campaign

    PT candidate Leandro Grass has pledged to protect public transport workers and fare collectors in the Distrito Federal, criticizing Governor Celina Leão over collective bargaining and funding issues.

  2. 10 days ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources
    Leandro Grass proposes climate emergency for Federal District

    PT candidate Leandro Grass has proposed declaring a climate emergency in the Federal District and pledged to protect transport workers while focusing on social welfare and rail transport advocacy.

Sources

br.paipee.com · imprensapublica.com.br · jornaldebrasilia.com.br · metropoles.com · ohoje.com · viagemegastronomia.com.br