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Ronaldo Caiado is the PSD candidate for President of the Republic and is campaigning in Goiás, the state where he has a political base. Region 44 in Goiânia is an important hub for manufacturing and job creation in Brazil.
Candidate Ronaldo Caiado, from the PSD, campaigned in Goiás.
Ronaldo Caiado took a walk in Goiânia, through Region 44, one of the largest fashion hubs in Brazil, which generates around 160 thousand direct and indirect jobs. He spoke to shopkeepers and workers. The candidate defended measures to reduce interest rates and debt in the retail sector:
"In the area of the retail market, of clothing, Brazil has the capacity to export like we exported. What is happening today is that, with this high interest rate, companies in Brazil are going bankrupt. The majority of small micro-entrepreneurs are in debt, they cannot get out with this interest rate."
Afterwards, Caiado went to Aparecida de Goiânia, the second largest city in the state. He walked alongside the candidate for re-election to the government of Goiás, Daniel Vilela, from MDB. At the end of the afternoon, Ronaldo Caiado returned to Goiânia, where he participated in a motorcade. The event took place along one of the city's main avenues.
Ronaldo Caiado, PSD candidate for President, campaigns in Goiás — Photo: Jornal Nacional/ Reproduction
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Ronaldo Caiado will continue his campaign in other states after the end of activities in Goiás.
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