The vice-president (PSB) told journalists this Friday (6), in Espírito Santo, that the presidential ticket has not yet been defined.
“This is a more advanced definition, but I want to say that I am very honored and happy to participate with the president in helping Brazil,” he said, when asked if he would be a candidate for vice president again.
Alckmin participates in a medical equipment delivery ceremony in Colatina (ES). Asked about a possible candidacy for the Government of São Paulo, the pessebista cited ministers Fernando Haddad (Finance), Márcio França (Micro and Small Businesses) and Simone Tebet (Planning).
“In São Paulo we have Fernando Haddad, who is a great candidate for everything, Márcio França, who was governor and is a minister in the Lula government, and Simone Tebet, who could go to São Paulo. So you have a set of alternatives,” he said.
On Thursday (5), Alckmin announced that he will leave the Mdic (Ministry of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services) office on the 4th — the deadline for the incompatibility of public office holders who intend to run for office.
The minister’s role in the 2026 elections has not yet been defined. Although a wing of the government sees a new candidacy for vice-president as natural, there are government supporters who are also talking about nominating a candidate from another party.
In an interview with Sheet Last week, for example, the Minister of Education Camilo Santana () said that, as did the Minister of Transport and the governor of Pará, Helder Barbalho.
