Aziz Holds Lead in Amazonas Runoff as Final Debate Nears

Overview

• Recent registered polls compiled by Poder360 and a Realtime Big Data survey show Omar Aziz with a numerical lead over Professora Maria do Carmo in the second round ahead of the Oct. 25 vote.
• Rede Amazônica will host a live debate between the two candidates on Oct. 22 at 21:30 Manaus time with simultaneous broadcasts on g1, Rede Amazônica, CBN Amazônia Manaus and Globoplay.
• Aziz has emphasized using the Zona Franca de Manaus as the main tool to attract industry under upcoming tax reform rules, saying it will concentrate where fiscal incentives can be applied.
• Maria do Carmo has proposed targeted fiscal incentives and subsidies for the primary sector to offset possible revenue losses from the tax reform and to promote new economic activity.
• The Zona Franca’s changing role under the tax reform could shift jobs and investment to Manaus and alter state revenue patterns, making the candidates’ short-term fiscal choices consequential for local businesses and public services.