Overview

• Ceará PSDB president Ozires Pontes announced Ciro’s filiation and set a public event for October 22 at a Fortaleza hotel.
• Party leaders say he is expected to seek the governorship in 2026, a race that would challenge PT dominance in the state under Elmano de Freitas.
• Pontes credited former senator Tasso Jereissati as the main broker of Ciro’s return to the party he previously led in Ceará.
• PDT chief Carlos Lupi said he respects the decision and indicated no path to reversing the disaffiliation.
• The move follows Ciro’s consideration of União Brasil earlier this year and deepens his political split with his brother, Senator Cid Gomes, now in the PSB.