Zema says Brazil should have a law to ban the 13th floor

In a joking tone, the presidential candidate states that the elevator “should jump from 12 to 14 straight”

The pre-candidate for President, (New), published a video in which he says that Brazil should have a law to ban the 13th floor in elevators. The number “13” refers to the Workers’ Party.

In the video published on Wednesday (April 22, 2026), the former governor of Minas Gerais goes up in an elevator.

“It’s too bad. I think there should be a law in Brazil that eliminates these floors. They say it’s the unlucky number, so you should jump from 12 to 14 straight away, as is done in many places in the world”diz Zema.

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In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the pre-candidate wrote: “All buildings without the unlucky number. What do you think?”.