Governor stated that the country needs to increase productivity, maintain fiscal responsibility and integrate police forces
The governor of Rio Grande do Sul and pre-candidate for Planalto(PSD), stated this Friday (6.mar.2026) that the “Public security in Brazil needs to be led by the President of the Republic”.
“If public security is the major issue, and it is for the country today, it has to be led by the President of the Republic. It is the major agenda. There is no point simply saying that he will choose to create a ministry or place a Minister of Justice empowered to do so. The president has to pull it together”, he stated.
Watch Eduardo Leite’s speech during the event (1min12s):
The statement was made during the meeting “PSD proposals: model for Brazil”, promoted by the Foundationdo (Social Democratic Party) in São Paulo (SP).
According to the governor, combating crime requires greater coordination between different security agencies. For him, the federal government must assume a central role in coordinating the police and directing national public security policies.
The pre-candidate for Planalto justified his speech by stating that the topic in question “requires complex inter-federative coordination between 27 federation units”.
Leite also defended the toughening of penalties for crimes and the qualification of the prison system. According to him, in addition to repressing crime, it is necessary to improve prison management and expand resocialization policies.
DEBATE WITH PSD PRE-CANDIDATES
The PSDB currently has 3 party pre-candidates for the Presidency of the Republic: the governorsfrom Rio Grande do Sul,from Paraná, andfrom Goiás.
Re-elected in 2022, the party’s 3 pre-candidates are in their 2nd consecutive term as governors of their respective states. Together, they represent more than 22 million people, according to data from the last census of the (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics), carried out in 2022.
According to electoral legislation, governors who wish to run for President must leave their current position by April 4th of this year.
The meeting discussed issues related to education, health, security, agriculture, entrepreneurship and the appreciation of science, in addition to the adoption of transparency mechanisms in the use of public money. A possible administrative reform, mixed district voting and a greater role for municipalities in the national political scene were also the subject of the event.
The event was mediated by the Editorial Director of Poder360,and broadcast live on of the digital newspaper on YouTube.
Watch the full debate:
