The president and the senator, both pre-candidates for the Presidency, were in June; the agendas highlighted the difficulty that the two have had in confirming the platform in the state — in addition to being the second largest electoral college in the country, historically the one with the most votes there also wins the national election.
After , , but the most likely to do so, , wants to run for the Senate, and defends allying itself with a party like MDB or PSB. Flávio Bolsonaro faces doubts about the possibility of running.
20 days before the start of the party conventions, the situation in Minas can be considered an exception: it showed that, for the PT, all other states and the DF have platforms forwarded; for the PL, there are uncertainties in locations in the Southeast, Northeast and North.
This Wednesday’s Café da Manhã (1st) discusses the weight of Minas Gerais in the presidential election and analyzes why there is uncertainty, on the left and right, in the state. The podcast listens to political scientist Marta Mendes, professor at UFJF and coordinator of the Center for Studies on Local Politics.
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Café da Manhã is published from Monday to Friday, always at the beginning of the day. The episode is presented by journalists Gabriela Mayer and Gustavo Simon, produced by Gustavo Luiz, Jéssica Cruz and Laura Lewer. Sound editing is by Raphael Concli.
