The dispute for state governments had other victories decided this Sunday (4).
Roraima elected Arthur Henrique, from PL. He is 45 years old. He was mayor of Boa Vista for two terms, from 2021 to April 2026, when he resigned to run in the election. The governor-elect stated that he will prioritize areas such as health and vocational education and that he also intends to invest in increasing exports and road infrastructure.
"Ensuring quality infrastructure. Our state today has a very large territory, there are only 15 municipalities, but there are many roads in our state that need to be improved", says Arthur Henrique.
Still in the North region, Dr Furlan, from the PSD, will govern Amapá for the next four years. The 53-year-old doctor was a state deputy and mayor of Macapá for two terms. Dr Furlan said that he will invest in crime prevention actions and that he will prioritize job creation policies and the completion of BR-156 to increase the flow capacity of regional production.
“Next year is about working hard, carrying out the infrastructure works, which is what Amapá needs so much, and generating jobs and opportunities for our people”, says Doctor Furlan, PSD.
See some disputes for state governments that were decided in the first round — Photo: Jornal Nacional/ Reproduction
Marcos Rogério, from PL, is the new governor of Rondônia. He began his political career as a councilor in the interior of the state. He was a federal deputy and senator. Marcos Rogério said that public security will be one of the main challenges of the mandate. The elected governor of Rondônia defends partnerships with the federal government to increase border protection.
“We have around 700 km of border here and the entry of drugs and weapons, to create shielding, protection of our borders, and this will positively impact the public security policy of Rondônia and Brazil”, says Marcos Rogério.
Doctor Daniel, from Podemos, will take over the government of Pará from January 2027. He began his career in politics as a councilor in Ananindeua, in Greater Belém, where he was also mayor twice. The 40-year-old doctor also served as a state deputy. Doctor Daniel said he will break the contract with the state's sanitation concessionaire and invest in health.
“It is essential for us to be able to reach small hospitals in the interior, where city halls do not have the resources to pay, to be able to equip these hospitals”, says Doctor Daniel.
The new governor of Minas Gerais is Cleitinho Azevedo, from the Republicans. In second place was former minister Patrus Ananias, from PT. Cleitinho entered politics in 2016, as a councilor in Divinópolis, in the Center-West of the state. Afterwards, he was elected state deputy and senator. Minas Gerais is the state with the largest number of cities in the country. Therefore, the governor-elect said he will bring more health infrastructure to the interior, with investments in regional hospitals.
“The philanthropic hospitals, in Santa Casa, expand more regional hospitals so that a citizen from Minas Gerais is not humiliated, having to walk 500 km to be able to have surgery, a consultation”, says Cleitinho Azevedo, Republican, elected governor of Minas Gerais.
Alagoas elected candidate JHC, from the PSDB. In second place was former Transport Minister Renan Filho, from MDB. JHC is a lawyer and is 39 years old. He was a state and federal deputy and mayor of Maceió for two terms. The elected governor of Alagoas said that one of the biggest challenges will be investing in the regionalization of health services.
“We need to ensure that regional hospitals have highly complex maternity wards, neonatal ICUs, pediatric ICUs and adult ICUs”, says JHC, from PSDB.
The new governor of Maranhão is Eduardo Braide, from the PSD. Braide is 50 years old and is a lawyer. He was a state and federal deputy and headed the São Luís City Council for two terms. Braide was committed to improving education and the Human Development Index in the state. He also promised to streamline the public sector to increase investments in works.
“May these resources be used in works to complete the Dom Pedro hospital, in works to deliver the Amarante hospital, in works to deliver the MA-040 road”, says Eduardo Braide.
