Zema Visits Ceará to Back Girão and Labels PL’s Tie to Ciro a Mistake

Overview

• Romeu Zema traveled to Ceará for a multi-day campaign trip to accompany and publicly endorse Eduardo Girão’s pre-candidacy for governor while participating in business and civic events in Fortaleza and the metropolitan area.
• Zema publicly called the PL’s decision to align with Ciro Gomes in Ceará a mistake and said that choice showed a lack of coherent party proposals compared with Novo’s platform.
• He promoted a security agenda based on his two Minas Gerais terms, arguing the state model increases the operational cost for criminal groups and should be applied nationally.
• Coverage notes clear splits inside the PL in Ceará, with competing figures such as Michelle Bolsonaro and André Fernandes backing different tickets, a division Zema highlighted as evidence of inconsistent local alliances.
• Girão launched his pre-campaign activities in Caucaia with Novo organizing the 'Ceará Tem Jeito' movement, and Zema’s visit aims to strengthen the party’s regional footprint ahead of state conventions that will confirm formal candidacies.