Overview
- Ciro Gomes said the opposition is building a single majoritarian ticket for October and cited Roberto Cláudio and Capitão Wagner as potential partners without confirming which office he might seek.
- He acknowledged that negotiations with PL are on hold following national-level objections and said he respects the party’s internal timing.
- Gomes praised Ivo Gomes’s break with Governor Elmano de Freitas as a gesture of dignity and ruled out any talks with his brother Senator Cid Gomes.
- He renewed criticism of the PT-led state government over public security and corruption, citing cases involving ex-mayor Bebeto Queiroz and the arrested and unseated mayor-elect Braguinha.
- A December Ipsos‑Ipec survey reports Gomes leading a hypothetical gubernatorial matchup with 44% to Elmano de Freitas’s 34%.