Missão Names Coronel Busnello Pre-Candidate for Rio Governor

Overview

• Partido Missão announced on July 18 that Coronel Busnello will head its ticket for governor of Rio de Janeiro and that firefighter Rafa Luz will move to the pre-candidate slot for vice-governor.
• Busnello is a colonel in the state Military Police, a former Bope subcommander and sniper who has led multiple PMERJ battalions and frames his service as the core qualification for office.
• In his remarks the candidate said security will be the campaign’s main axis and pledged relentless policing, including the use of lethal force when he said it is necessary and lawful.
• Party leader and presidential pre-candidate Renan Santos presented Busnello as the figure to confront crime and corruption and pledged national support, saying federal intervention could be considered to help restore order.
• The selection must still be ratified at party conventions and comes as the broader Palácio Guanabara race remains crowded and led in polls by former mayor Eduardo Paes, making security messaging a likely point of voter focus.