Overview
- After rejoining PSDB, Ciro Gomes said he aims to build a “center, center-left” current inside the party that can unite groups from unions to agribusiness.
- He criticized his former party PDT for aligning with the PT, saying it had become a “puxadinho” of the governing party.
- PSDB president Marconi Perillo has promoted the idea of Ciro running for governor of Ceará and did not rule out a future presidential bid, though Ciro has not committed to any race.
- Ciro’s allies question his willingness to enter the 2026 fray, and he recently stated he would not run for president again after four defeats.
- Party strategists plan to direct roughly 70% to 80% of 2026 electoral funds toward electing federal and state deputies, even as they eye regaining Ceará.