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Aécio Neves Returns to Lead PSDB, Rejects Support for Lula or Bolsonaro Family in 2026

He pivots the party to a rebuilding strategy focused on legislative gains.

Overview

  • Aécio Neves will assume the PSDB presidency on Nov. 27 after a single-slate election by the national directory.
  • The party does not plan to field a presidential candidate in 2026 and is targeting the election of 30 federal deputies.
  • Rebuilding goals include clearing performance-clause thresholds and preparing a broader national project geared toward 2030.
  • Aécio positions PSDB as opposition to the PT without aligning with bolsonarismo, explicitly vetoing support for Lula or a Bolsonaro-family bid.
  • He says the unresolved succession to Jair Bolsonaro, who was placed in preventive detention on Nov. 22, is delaying the center-right's path and affecting PSDB timing.