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2mo ago

PSD Names Ronaldo Caiado as Presidential Pre-Candidate

The launch signals a bid to break the Lula–Bolsonaro split through a vow of sweeping amnesty.

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Valdemar Costa Neto na Câmara Municipal de Mogi das Cruzes, sua cidade natal.
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Overview

  • Caiado, whose bid was formalized Monday at a PSD event in São Paulo, said his first act as president would be a broad, general and unrestricted amnesty that includes Jair Bolsonaro, a measure that would need approval from Congress.
  • Party president Gilberto Kassab said the PSD chose Caiado because he sees the governor as most likely to reach a runoff and, if he gets there, to win the election.
  • The governor said he will leave the Goiás post to meet election rules that require officeholders to step down, with Vice Governor Daniel Vilela of the MDB set to assume the job.
  • Inside the PSD, Rio Grande do Sul governor Eduardo Leite criticized the pick as keeping a “radicalized polarization,” though he said he would not dispute the party’s decision.
  • Polling shows Caiado with limited national support and the party still working to stitch together allies, as PT leaders now steer potential deals to state-level arrangements rather than a single national pact.