Last governor of, Eduardo Riedel left the party and joined the PP on Tuesday (19) during the acronym convention to establish one. He will compete for reelection to the government of Mato Grosso do Sul and sought a caption with a larger structure, TV advertising time and electoral fund.
“Brazil has changed. I feel very comfortable coming to PP and finding a group of political leaders that carries within their values and directors the same as I carry,” said the now former Tucano, who was 20 years in the PSDB. “I put myself as a soldier, available to this party and a project for Brazil,” he said.
Riedel will be the third governor of PP. The party also has among its affiliates the governor of Roraima, Antonio Denarium, and Acre, Gladson Cameli.
The PSDB watches the departure of all its governors elected in 2022. (Rio Grande do Sul) and (Pernambuco).
Along with Riedel, the three federal deputies of the PSDB in Mato Grosso do Sul should also leave the party. They study to join the Republicans or MDB. Former Governor Reinaldo Azambuja (PSDB) must join that of the former president and run a place in the Federal Senate.
The exits occurred before. The acronym did not have a candidate for the presidency of the Republic in 2022, for the first time since it was founded, and saw its benches in the House of Representatives and the Senate.
The PSDB even elected 99 federal deputies and seven governors in 1998, as well as 16 senators. In the last national election, he elected only 13 federal deputies, three governors and no senator. In 2024, he had his worst municipal election in history.
The toucans even approved a fusion with Somos to remain with greater structure and avoid a stampede of affiliates, but in the face of disagreement about who should command it.
The PP on Tuesday, which will generate the largest political association in the country, with the largest number of federal deputies, senators and governors. The alliance will have to last four years and go through two (2026, national, and 2028, municipal).
