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Renan Santos is a candidate for President of the Republic for the Missão party and was in Santos, on the coast of São Paulo, on the eve of the first round of the 2026 elections.
The candidate for the Presidency of the Republic Renan Santos (Mission) was in Santos, on the coast of São Paulo, this Saturday (3), the eve of the first round of elections. He said that one of his priorities for the city is the "liberation" of the Port of Santos, which, according to him, is "in the hands of the PCC".
At Praça Barão do Rio Branco, in the Center, the candidate spoke to supporters and journalists. In addition to fighting the First Capital Command (PCC), he defended investments in port infrastructure and urbanization actions.
"For Santos I have big projects. For Santos, the first thing is the liberation of both the Port of Santos, which is in the hands of the PCC, and the Baixada mountains, which are also in the hands of the PCC", he stated.
Renan Santos spoke to supporters in Santos (SP) — Photo: Danilo Santos/TV Tribuna
Investments in the port and urbanization
Renan also defended the modernization of the pier. "Investment in infrastructure to modernize the Port of Santos, which needs to be modernized and have new areas so it can continue its process of exporting Brazilian industrialized products."
The candidate also cited changes in the municipality. "Urbanization and de-slumming, because such a beautiful and historic city cannot be slum-edited as it is," he stated.
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