PT Registers Lula–Alckmin Ticket as PL Formalizes Michelle Bolsonaro Senate Bid

Overview

• The PT held its national convention in São Paulo and, on Sunday, registered President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s re‑election ticket with Vice President Geraldo Alckmin at the Tribunal Superior Eleitoral (TSE).
• The PT’s launch confirmed an unusually broad left and center‑left coalition that includes PSB, PCdoB, PV, PDT, PSOL and Rede to back Lula’s bid for a fourth direct mandate.
• The PL formalized its Federal District Senate slate with Bia Kicis and Michelle Bolsonaro at a Brasília convention, and Michelle — absent for medical exams — sent a letter naming her brother Diego Torres as first substitute and expressing support for Flávio Bolsonaro.
• Two parallel judicial developments are active: Supreme Court minister André Mendonça authorized two inquéritos into allegations involving Lula’s son Fábio Luís 'Lulinha', and minister Alexandre de Moraes granted a time‑limited authorization for a family member to stay with Jair Bolsonaro while Michelle underwent exams.
• Key calendar milestones remain: parties must finish conventions by August 5, register candidacies by August 15 and begin formal campaigning on August 16, dates that will focus disputes on coalition strategy, legal risks and voter outreach in the weeks ahead.