The senator (PL-RJ), pre-candidate for the Presidency of the Republic, stated, this Wednesday (11), that the federal deputy (PL-MG) will not run for the Government of Minas Gerais because he does not want to.
As shown by Sheetin alliance with a wing of the center to have a strong Bolsonarist platform in the state, considered crucial in the national election.
The senator had discussed the parliamentarian’s name in a recent conversation with cardinals from and , who form a federation. These centrão parties were excited because they consider Nikolas the favorite in the race for government.
With Nikolas’ refusal, the party must consider other options in Minas. There is also the name of senator Cleitinho (Republicans), considered conservative, but who sometimes came into conflict with the former president (PL) and his family.
In Minas, the governor (Novo) is a pre-candidate for the Presidency and has his vice-president, Matheus Simões (PSD), as a pre-candidate for the government. In this way, the PL runs the risk of having the machine candidate campaigning for another name in the race for Planalto.
Simões, who is expected to take over from Zema in March, . “The president [do partido, Gilberto] Kassab was very clear. In Minas Gerais, the platform belongs to Governor Romeu Zema, this is how we will walk”, he said last October.
Nikolas had already stated on other occasions that he had no desire to contest this majority election. People close to Flávio say that the deputy was asked last year if he would be willing to run for government and said no.
The state is considered key to the election because the. It is the second largest electoral college in Brazil, but without a clear tendency to the left or right.
Nikolas was considered a good option by . There was enthusiasm for the walk and demonstration he organized in January to protest Bolsonaro’s arrest.
Nikolas was the most voted deputy in 2022, with 1.47 million votes. The party’s expectation is that, in 2026, it will surpass the 2 million voter mark. The performance at the polls, assesses the party, is driven by performance on social media, which led him to function as a national electoral campaigner in the 2024 municipal election.
On the government side, the president (PT) to the Government of Minas Gerais. PT, however, for the state.
Cleitinho’s name entered this range of alternatives. Also among those listed are the president of the Legislative Assembly of Minas Gerais, Tadeu Leite (MDB), and the former attorney general of Justice Jarbas Soares.
