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Edegar Pretto Exits Rio Grande do Sul Race, Paving Way for PT–PDT Ticket Led by Juliana Brizola

The withdrawal strengthens a national push to unite the left in the state to bolster Lula’s reelection bid.

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Edegar Pretto acata ordem do PT e desiste de campanha ao governo do RS
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Overview

  • Pretto, who announced the withdrawal Thursday after a meeting with allied parties, opened space for Juliana Brizola of the PDT to lead a joint ticket.
  • PT leaders expect to brief PCdoB and PSOL on Thursday, with a PT state executive meeting on Friday likely to formalize the endorsement of Brizola.
  • Talks now center on the vice-governor slot, and party figures cite Pretto as a leading option for the spot on Brizola’s ticket.
  • Press reports differ on the Senate slate, with one account saying the PT could take both places and another naming Manuela D’Ávila and Paulo Pimenta as likely contenders.
  • The move follows days of pressure from the PT’s national leadership and marks the first time since redemocratization that the PT will not field its own RS governor candidate, despite resistance from state leaders and a PSOL threat to run separately.