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The research was carried out after defining the candidates who advanced to the second round of the municipal elections on October 4th. Roberto Cidade took over the government of Amazonas in April 2026 after the departure of Wilson Lima to run for the Senate and Tadeu de Souza to run for a position as federal deputy.
This is the first round of research since the definition of the candidates who advanced to the second round, on the 4th.
Voting will be on October 25th. On that date, voters across the country and abroad will also decide the second round of the presidential election, between Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) and Lula (PT).
Quaest also shows the results of the spontaneous poll, in which the names of the candidates are not shown to voters.
For 84% of voters interviewed in the survey, the choice of candidate is definitive. Another 16% say they can still change their vote until the second round.
Quaest interviewed 1098 people aged 16 and over between the 9th and 12th of October. The margin of error is 3 percentage points, plus or minus, and the confidence level is 95%. The research registration number is AM-09760/2026.
➡️ The current governor took office in April this year – until then, president of the Legislative Assembly of Amazonas. The then governor Wilson Lima (União Brasil) left the AM government to run for the Senate, while his vice-president, Tadeu de Souza (PP), left the position to run for a seat as federal deputy.
Quaest also asked voters what their assessment was of Roberto Cidade's work as governor. See the results:
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Roberto Cidade will win the second round of the elections for governor of Amazonas on October 25
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The leader of the MDB in the Senate, Eduardo Braga, declared support for Lula's reelection on behalf of the party's senators, while 10 directorates from the North and Northeast announced support for the PT member. In contrast, the MDB formalized majority support for Flávio Bolsonaro, with 17 of the 27 state directorates declaring support for the PL candidate. Veneziano Vital do Rêgo also supported Lula and criticized Flávio Bolsonaro for threatening the tax reform approved in 2024.

UnB students held an event from 4pm at the Museum of the Republic in support of Lula's re-election and criticizing the far right, with the presence of Agnelo Queiroz and deputies Max Maciel, Gabriel Magno and Erika Kokay. PMDF reported that Via S1 on Esplanada dos Ministérios is fully occupied.

The inspector general of the Electoral Justice, Ricardo Villas Bôas Cueva, defended that the discussion on the operation of the 'Lula's Army' channel, on WhatsApp, be carried out by the plenary of the Superior Electoral Court, after the president of the TSE, Kassio Nunes Marques, recognized the registration of the channel by the Lula campaign and stated that it could return to operation after 48 hours, in a process brought by the Flávio Bolsonaro campaign.
Pope Francis was diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma, according to a Vatican statement; Doctors already suspected cancer before surgery. Meanwhile, the TSE judges cases about electoral propaganda by Flávio Dino and Lula, authorizing 'Lula's Army' but suspending the channel for 48 hours, and the MDB is divided in the second round of the municipal elections, with 16 directorates supporting Flávio and 10 staying with Lula.

Quaest survey released this Tuesday (13) shows Allyson Bezerra (União Brasil) with 45% of voting intentions and Cadu de Lula (PT) with 42% in the second round for the Government of Rio Grande do Norte, in a technical tie within the margin of error of three percentage points. 1,098 people were interviewed between August 9th and 12th.

The government leader in the Senate, Teresa Leitão (PT-PE), obtained the 54 signatures necessary to present a request for voting in a single round of the PEC that ends with the 6x1 scale, providing for a 40-hour work week and two days of paid time off. The president of the Senate, Davi Alcolumbre, confirmed that the request will be voted on this Wednesday (14), the last day of discussion of the proposal. If approved, voting on the PEC could take place on the same day, in the first and second rounds. Government and opposition parliamentarians say there are enough votes for approval, with the aim of promulgation by December 22, before the second round of municipal elections. The proposal was already approved by the CCJ in September and includes a transition rule for the gradual reduction of working hours, with the exception of high-income workers.