
Five allies of the president were elected and 16 were defeated this Sunday; two candidates will compete in the 2nd round.
President Lula's allies recorded more negative results than positive in the first round of the gubernatorial elections, with five victories, 16 defeats and two second-round disputes.
AI-generated summary
First round elections for governors in Brazil with vote counting underway.
President Lula votes in São Bernardo do Campo — Photo: Roberto Sungi/Estadão Conteúdo
Allies of President Lula (PT) in the elections for governor had more negative results than positive this Sunday (4) in the 1st round.
Until around 9:20 pm, five allies were elected and 16 were defeated in the 1st round. Two other candidates will compete in the 2nd round.
The five who won were already governors and won another term.
There is still uncertainty in the results in Alagoas.
Lula's allies who won:
Bahia: Jerônimo Rodrigues (PT) obtained 55.19% of the votes and was re-elected governor.
Ceará: Elmano Freitas (PT) obtained 52.85% of the votes and was re-elected governor.
Piauí: Rafael Fonteles (PT) obtained 70% of the votes and was re-elected governor.
Sergipe: Fábio Mitidieri (PSD) obtained 59% of the votes and was re-elected governor.
Paraíba: Lucas Ribeiro (PP) obtained 64% of the votes and was re-elected governor.
Lula's allies defeated:
São Paulo: Fernando Haddad obtained 36% of the votes and came in 2nd place, defeated by Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicans), elected in the 1st round with 63%.
Minas Gerais: Patrus Ananias (PT) obtained 26.2% of the votes and came in 2nd place, defeated by Cleitinho (Republicans), who had 55% and was elected in the 1st round.
Pernambuco: João Campos (PSB) obtained 45% of the votes and came in 2nd place, defeated by Raquel Lyra (PSD), who had 53% and was elected in the 1st round.
Rio Grande do Sul: Juliana Brizola (PDT) obtained 32% of the votes and came in 2nd place, defeated by Zucco (PL), elected in the 1st round with 58%.
Santa Catarina: Gelson Merísio (PSB) obtained 16% of the votes and came in 2nd place, defeated by Jorginho Mello (PL), re-elected in the 1st round with 69%.
Rondônia: Expedito Netto (PT) obtained 8% of the votes and came in 4th place. Marcos Rogério (PL) had 57% of the votes and was elected in the 1st round.
Mato Grosso: Doutora Natasha (PSD) obtained 15% of the votes and came in 3rd place. Otaviano Pivetta (Republicans) had 61% and was elected in the 1st round.
Mato Grosso do Sul: Fábio Trad (PT) obtained 24% of the votes and came in 2nd place, defeated by Eduardo Riedel (PP), elected in the 1st round with 67%.
Goiás: Luis Cesar Bueno (PT) obtained 10% of the votes and came in 3rd place. Daniel Vilela (MDB) had 59% and was elected in the 1st round.
Amapá: Clécio (União) obtained 37.5% of the votes and came in 2nd place, defeated by Dr. Furlan (PSD), who had 62% and was elected in the 1st round.
Tocantins: Laurez Moreira (PSD) obtained 8% of the votes and came in 3rd place. Professor Dorinha (União) and Vicentinho Júnior (PSDB) will compete in the 2nd round.
Acre: Thor Dantas (PSB) obtained 10% of the votes and came in 3rd place. Mailza Assis (PP) and Alan Rick (Republicans) will compete in the 2nd round.
Espírito Santo: Helder Salomão (PT) obtained 15% of the votes and came in 3rd place. Lorenzo Pazolini (Republicans) and Ricardo Ferraço (MDB) will compete in the 2nd round.
Maranhão: Felipe Camarão (PT) obtained 9.5% of the votes and came in 3rd place. Eduardo Braide (PSD) obtained 54% and was elected in the 1st round.
Pará: Hana Ghassan (MSB) obtained 46% of the votes and came in 2nd place, defeated by Dr Daniel (Podemos), who had 51.5% and was elected in the 1st round.
Paraná: Requião Filho (PDT) obtained 23.5% of the votes and came in 3rd place. Sergio Moro (PL) had 50.1% and was elected in the 1st round.
2nd round dispute
Rio de Janeiro: Eduardo Paes obtained 42.75% of the votes and went to the 2nd round against Douglas Ruas (PL), who obtained 49.28% and narrowly missed out on winning early.
Federal District: Leandro Grass (PT) obtained 34.5% of the votes and went to the 2nd round against Celina Leão (PP), who obtained 49.93% and narrowly missed out on winning early.
In Roraima, Lula did not define support for a candidate.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Holding of the second round in states with open disputes.
Very likely · Within weeks

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Jorginho Mello (PL) was re-elected governor of Santa Catarina in the first round with 68.98% of valid votes. In an interview after the victory, he highlighted the work of his first term, announced the continuity of infrastructure works such as Via Mar and investments in health and education, and stated that he intends to prepare the state for the effects of the tax reform starting next year.

Juliana Brizola, PDT candidate for the government of Rio Grande do Sul, thanked her supporters after coming in second place with 31.65% of the votes in the state elections, behind Zucco (PL) with 58.05%. She stated that she will criticize when necessary, but will support constructive initiatives from the future government, highlighting having received a phone call from the elected governor and defending dialogue despite differences.

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Professor Maria do Carmo (PL) made her first public statement after confirming that she will contest the 2nd round for the government of Amazonas, having obtained 24.78% of the valid votes in the 1st round, behind Omar Aziz (PSD) with 40.34%. She attributed the result to the strength of the right in Manaus and the mobilization of Flávio Bolsonaro.