PP Nominates Mailza Assis for Acre Governor

Overview

• The Progressistas formally confirmed incumbent Governor Mailza Assis as its candidate at a Rio Branco convention on Tuesday and approved Jéssica Sales (MDB) as her running mate.
• The same PP-led slate named Gladson Camelí (PP) and Márcio Bittar (PL) as Senate candidates, aligning the ticket inside the Federação União Progressista that includes MDB, PDT and PL.
• The Mailza–Jéssica pairing is reported as Acre’s first all-female gubernatorial slate and the nomination advances Mailza’s campaign after she assumed the governorship in April when Gladson Camelí left to run for the Senate.
• Federal deputy Coronel Ulysses praised the ticket using the phrase 'despite being women,' drew criticism for the wording and later apologized to the candidates and women who were offended.
• Party conventions close on August 5, candidate names must be registered at the TSE by August 15, official campaigning begins the following day and voting is set for October 4.