Ricardo Couto must call an indirect election in Alerj to choose a governor who will serve until the end
With (PL) in the position of governor and without vice, the president of , , took over temporarily on Monday (March 23, 2026) the State command.
Castro’s departure takes place 1 day before the resumption of the trial in . This Tuesday (24th March), the TSE appeals against the acquittal of the former governor, in a process that investigates possible abuse of political and economic power in the 2022 elections. The judgment is 2-0 for conviction.
Rio de Janeiro has been without a vice-governor since May 2025, when he resigned from his position to take up a position as advisor at the Rio de Janeiro State Court of Auditors.
In the absence of the vice-president, the legislation determines that the president takes over the government on an interim basis. However, the president is (União Brasil), which was by the Federal Supreme Court after being arrested in December 2025 on suspicion of
Without the president of Alerj, it is up to the president of the TJRJ to provisionally take over the Guanabara Palace. Now, the judge Ricardo Couto must call an indirect election in Alerj to choose a governor who will serve until the end.
