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2 clusters · 10 sources · 21 days · First seen 23 days ago · Last updated 2 days ago

Categories: POLITICS

Mato Grosso political negotiations 2026

Entities: Mato Grosso · Natasha Slhessarenko · Partido Liberal (PL) · Otaviano Pivetta · Janaina Riva

Overview

In early July 2026, the legislative elections in Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul saw the leading candidates officially named, setting the stage for the upcoming state and federal contests.

By late July, attention shifted to a contested Senate seat. PL senator Wellington Fagundes urged his party to allocate the second Mato Grosso Senate slot to MDB deputy Janaina Riva, hoping to draw the MDB into the PL coalition and bolster its gubernatorial ticket. Governor Otaviano Pivetta of the Republicanos pressed his party’s national leadership to exclude Mato Grosso from a broader alliance with the PL that linked support for Flávio Bolsonaro’s presidential bid to the state’s gubernatorial race. Pivetta argued that the state’s succession should be decided locally and resisted using it as a bargaining chip, though he later expressed uncertainty about whether the exclusion had actually occurred.

On 27 July, Governor Otaviano Pivetta confirmed talks with state deputy Janaina Riva about a possible vice‑governor slot or a Senate candidacy, describing her as a strategic leader for the state. The Mato Grosso PSDB formally endorsed Pivetta’s re‑election bid, joining other governing parties in a broad coalition. The progressive field, coordinated by the Brazil of Hope federation, backed physician Natasha Slhessarenko (PSD) as its gubernatorial candidate, highlighting the prospect of the state’s first female governor. Legislative polls also identified Gisela Simona and several other figures as leading contenders for federal and state deputy seats, underscoring a competitive electoral landscape.

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.

[● 2 SOURCES] Governor Otaviano Pivetta confirmed talks with Deputy Janaina Riva about a possible vice‑governor or Senate candidacy. (6b7f58e6-4b13-4e1f-8144-d2b4a5b2f7f0)
[● 2 SOURCES] The progressive field in Mato Grosso backed physician Natasha Slhessarenko as its candidate for governor. (1f57b2dd-2519-4a88-b036-e44f40ce51a0)
[○ 1 SOURCE] The PSDB in Mato Grosso formally endorsed Otaviano Pivetta’s pre‑candidacy for governor. (8ff9582d-8128-46ec-83ea-c1f9bf61a1c2)
[○ 1 SOURCE] A poll by Instituto Mais placed Gisela Simona among the most recalled names for a federal deputy seat in Mato Grosso. (68faea87-2cf8-4d6c-a6d8-f4bf84227b10)
[○ 1 SOURCE] A Percent poll showed Lúdio Cabral, Max Russi, Eduardo Botelho and Beto Dois a Um each receiving about 3% of citations, leading a four‑way tie for top state legislative candidates. (deb48d5c-e6a8-437d-b990-dc7349652f3d)
[○ 1 SOURCE] Léo Bortolin recorded 2.4% in the spontaneous recall poll for state deputy candidates, placing him among the leading names. (c574cc66-ee82-4a82-b819-9ccc9517cf2b)
[○ 1 SOURCE] Deputy Paulo Araújo praised Governor Pivetta’s management and cited his record as mayor of Lucas do Rio Verde as a model for the state. (559f3d7c-2da4-45f1-8b81-8fa0c103f13e)
[○ 1 SOURCE] The progressive alliance for the 2026 elections in Mato Grosso includes eight parties and presents a unified slate for governor, vice‑governor, Senate and proportional seats. (2a31a943-14dc-45b9-8c53-91bbeef3f220)

Timeline

2 days ago

[POLITICS] 10 sources
Mato Grosso 2026 election slate solidifies around Governor Pivetta, Janaina Riva and Natasha Slhessarenko
Gov. Otaviano Pivetta is negotiating Janaina Riva’s role, PSDB backs his re‑run, and a progressive bloc backs Natasha Slhessarenko for Mato Grosso governor; polls show tight races for state legislature seats.
23 days ago

[POLITICS] 4 sources
Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul legislative polls name leading candidates
Polls in Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul show Republicanos candidates led in the former, while Assembly President Gerson Claro tops the latter’s spontaneous recall list.

Sources

blogdovaldemir.com.br · momentomt.com.br · obomdanoticia.com.br · odocumento.com.br · omatogrosso.com · pnbonline.com.br · radionoise.ro · rdmonline.com.br · reportermt.com · reporternews.com.br

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