União Brasil and Progressives (PP) officialized on Tuesday (29) the creation of a party federation that is already born as the largest institutional force in the country. Baptized from Progressive Unionthe alliance unites two of Congress’s largest party structures and should be registered with the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) in the coming months, valid from the 2026 elections.
The new federation will bring together 109 federal deputies – forming the largest bench in the House – 14 senators, nearly 1,400 mayors and six governors. With these numbers, you will have access to the largest slice of the electoral fund and the party fund between the 29 parties registered in the TSE. According to data from 2024, the Progressive Union would be entitled to R $ 953.8 million in an electoral fund e R $ 197.6 million in a party fundsurpassing the PL in both rubrics.
In the first months, the presidency of the Federation will be shared among the senator Ciro Nogueira (PP-PI) by Antonio de Rueda (Union Brazil), without defined hierarchy. From December, one of the two will be chosen as single president. Until then, the parties will focus on the preparation of the Alliance Statute, which still needs to be approved in internal conventions so that the registration is approved by the TSE.
The launch event, held at the Noble Hall of the Chamber of Deputies, was attended by several political leaders, including the presidents of the two houses-Hugo Motta (Republicans-PB) of the House, and David Alcolumbre (Union-AP) of the Senate. Also attending opposition leaders, such as Senator Rogério Marinho (PL-RN) and PL national president, Valdemar Costa Neto.
One of the highlights of the event was the speech of the governor of Goiás, Ronaldo Caiado (União Brasil), who, even in the face of the uncertainty about the position of the federation in 2026 ,. “In 2026, we will win the elections in the country and we will climb the Planalto Palace ramp,” he said, to applause.
Guidelines and Campaign Speech
Manifestly read by the leaders of the PP and União Brasil, the Progressive Union declared a commitment to fiscal and social responsibility, as well as defending a “shock of prosperity”, with economic and regulatory reforms to unlock growth. “We advocate profound measures in the economic and regulatory field, which place Brazil in line of competitiveness with the most efficient nations in the world. A shock that releases the country from its strings together,” says the text.
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Internally, acronyms recognize that the Federation will have to decide later whether it will formally integrate the Lula Government (PT) base or will continue in independence position – today it already holds strategic positions on the Esplanade. The definition of the support or not to a presidential candidacy in 2026 should also be debated in the coming months.
The strength of the progressive union on the electoral board
The Federation between União Brasil and PP represents an unprecedented step in the articulation of the center-right since redemocratization. In addition to forming the largest legislative bench in the country, the Progressive Union gains electoral capillarity in strategic municipalities and assumes protagonism in the allocation of public resources – decisive for 2026.
The alliance is still marked by a pragmatic composition: on the one hand, the PP led by Ciro Nogueira, key figure of institutional pockets; On the other, União Brasil, a hybrid acronym with paintings from both center and traditional right. The alliance tends to influence the definitions in the field of opposition and can force parties such as the PL to reevaluate strategies, especially if Ronaldo Caiado’s candidacy is consolidated as the competitive name of the new federation.
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In the medium term, the effectiveness of the progressive Union will depend on the ability of its leaders to harmonize regional interests and avoid internal disputes, especially in states where the two subtitles compete with each other. The construction of the statute and the definition of a stable governance will be determinant for the success of the arrangement.
