PT articulates Centrão’s support for Lula’s candidacy

Edinho Silva states that MDB, PDT, União Brasil and PP declared support for the president “in some states”

The president of the PT (Workers’ Party), Edinho Silva, stated that the party is talking to Centrão parties about supporting the president’s candidacy (PT) for re-election this year. He cited the MDB (Brazilian Democratic Movement), PP (Progressives), PDT (Democratic Labor Party) and União Brasil.

Edinho said that the parties align with the PT in “some states”. The declaration was made this Tuesday (10.Feb.2026), in Congress. He had participated in the solemn session in honor of the party’s 46th anniversary.

He declared that he talks frequently with the president of the MDB, Baleia Rossi. “The MDB is a national party that moves a lot across the regions. It is not a party like the PT, which has its own line and moves nationally. In many states, the MDB has already declared support for us and we are working to increase this alliance”these.

Among the members of the government, 3 of the ministers are affiliated with the Baleia Rossi acronym: Jader Filho (Cities), Simone Tebet (Planning and Budget) and Renan Filho (Transport). In an interview with the newspaper The GlobeRenan stated that the caption a “occupy the political center” and isolate the “Bolsonarism on the far right”.

Regarding the PDT, Edinho said that the conduct of the dialogues will be “simpler” in some regions. In others, the president of the party declared that he had to “talk more because there is still no PT unity in the States”.

Edinho Silva and the president of the PDT, , a for the government of Minas Gerais. While Lupi stated that there was confirmation of support for the former mayor of Belo Horizonte, the PT member denied the progress of the alliance.

At the same time, Lula what (PSD) throws itself into the State government. Edinho said he does not know if there will be a meeting between the 2 politicians, but that the PT is “talking” with the senator.

Asked about the PP and União Brasil, Edinho said that there is an alliance between the two parties “in several states”.

Despite what Edinho, the president of the PP, said, had stated to the Poder360 that the party the senator (PL-RJ), as long as he avoids ideological agendas. The PP is evaluating whether to make the support official this semester.