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PSOL’s Natalia Szermeta Boulos Launches 2026 Bid for Federal Deputy in São Paulo

The longtime MTST organizer moves into the field as PSOL reshapes its ticket to protect congressional standing under Brazil’s electoral threshold.

Guilherme Boulos e sua esposa, Natalia Szermeta Boulos
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Overview

  • Szermeta Boulos announced her pre-candidacy on Dec. 15 with backing from social movements including the MTST, saying she feels honored by their support.
  • PSOL signals she could attract part of the electorate once mobilized by her husband, Guilherme Boulos, who will remain as head of the Presidency’s Secretariat-General and sit out 2026.
  • In her launch message, she framed 2026 as a mission to help reelect President Lula and to change a Congress she described as acting like an enemy of the people.
  • The social-movement agreement also points to PSOL lawmaker Ediane Maria for the 2026 race, aligning candidacies supported by the same grassroots networks.
  • Party strategists view São Paulo as pivotal to meeting the cláusula de barreira in 2026, with targets reported at electing at least 13 deputies across a third of states or reaching 2.5% of valid votes after Boulos drew over 1 million votes in 2022.