The president of the Legislative Assembly of Pará, Francisco Melo Filho, known as Chicão, currently in the MDB, wants to join.
The objective is for him to be the party’s main name in the state, replacing the Minister of Tourism, Celso Sabino,.
The conversations take place with the knowledge of the governor of Pará, Helder Barbalho (MDB), and aim to keep the Union aligned with him.
Helder and Chicão must form a ticket for the two Senate seats in 2026. The candidate for governor must be the current vice president, Hana Ghassan (MDB).
One advantage of the Assembly president’s change of party would be to neutralize criticism that the MDB would hold all the main positions in next year’s election in the state.
Sabino, in turn, is also a pre-candidate for the Senate and counts on his visibility in the position and his role in organizing COP30 for the campaign.
He must look for a new party. Despite that,
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