Overview
- PT national and MDB leaders held exploratory talks with Gabriel Azevedo on Wednesday to discuss a broad front for the Minas Gerais governor race, but party officials say no agreement has been reached.
- The PT in Minas remains split after recent developments that closed options like Rodrigo Pacheco and left Alexandre Kalil uninterested, with a state plenary on May 30 keeping the route of a PT candidacy open.
- Some PT figures favor internal names such as Reginaldo Lopes, Sandra Goulart and Marília Campos while other leaders, including Marília, have worked to build a pact with the MDB around Azevedo.
- Many PT members resist Azevedo because of his past opposition to the party and MDB strategists weigh whether alliance with the PT improves second-round chances or undermines their own municipal plans for 2028.
- Talks have already touched on concrete policy priorities like public security, rail expansion, social program integration and state debt talks, and the next steps will determine voter coalitions in Brazil’s second-largest electoral college.