Soraya Thronicke Joins PSB to Seek Senate Re‑election

Overview

• Soraya Thronicke’s party change, registered at the electoral court on Friday, April 3, came on the eve of Brazil’s party‑switching window closing.
• She left Podemos after what reporting describes as discomfort with the party’s leadership moving closer to PL figure Flávio Bolsonaro.
• Thronicke plans a joint campaign in Mato Grosso do Sul with PT congressman Vander Loubet, a pairing meant to pool votes for the Senate race.
• Coverage says Vice President Geraldo Alckmin backed her move to the PSB, reflecting ties with the governing center‑left bloc.
• The filing places her among at least nine senators who changed parties in recent weeks, a burst of moves that often clusters around Brazil’s legally set switching window.