Ceará Opposition Push Tests Split União Progressistas as Bahia PSD Rejects PT 'Pure' Ticket

Overview

• Ciro Gomes said a unified opposition slate in Ceará should feature himself, Capitão Wagner and Roberto Cláudio, with a second Senate spot kept open to attract allies.
• Governist figures in the União Progressistas met in Fortaleza and pressed to back Governor Elmano, with AJ Albuquerque promoting Moses Rodrigues for the Senate and Fernanda Pessoa to lead União Brasil in the state.
• Opposition leaders cited assurances from União Brasil’s national president Antônio de Rueda to remain anti-PT, as both sides pointed to a February decision involving Rueda and PP chief Ciro Nogueira.
• Ciro confirmed talks with the PL are paused after Michelle Bolsonaro’s criticism and said he would not compromise his positions to secure a deal.
• In Bahia, the PT’s plan for an all-PT ticket drew PSD resistance as Senator Otto Alencar rejected a suplente offer for Angelo Coronel and signaled the dispute will go to President Lula for mediation.