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"With the latest poll we discussed, this feeling exists and he is an open person. So we are really evaluating this," Caiado said in an interview with Nova Difusora radio. The Goiás governor acknowledged that both he and Zema are far behind the polling leaders: "the two candidacies (Flávio and Lula) are in a position, we humbly recognize, well above us". ?
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"Ronaldo Caiado. UNIÃO BRASIL ELEITO. 51,81%. 1.806.892 votos"
"Zema NOVO ELEITO 56,18% 6.094.136 votos"
In the latest Datafolha poll, Caiado scored 4% of voting intentions and Zema 3%, while President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) registered 40% and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) had 31%. The Nexus BTG poll showed similar numbers, with Caiado at 5% and Zema at 4% in the stimulated scenario. ✓
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"Com a última pesquisa que nós conversamos, existe esse sentimento e ele é uma pessoa aberta. Então, nós estamos realmente avaliando isso", disse Caiado em entrevista à rádio Nova Difusora"
"Nesse momento, as duas candidaturas (Flávio e Lula) estão numa posição, temos humildade de reconhecer, bem acima de nós."
The definition of the potential alliance should wait until close to the candidacy registration deadline, established by TSE on August 15, 2026. "In politics, it's at midnight of the deadline that things are usually defined," Zema said on Tuesday, when asked about accepting to be Caiado's running mate and jokingly replied: "Couldn't it be the other way around?" ✓
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"Na última pesquisa Datafolha, Caiado marcou 4% das intenções de voto e Zema, 3%. Eles estão distantes do presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT), com 40%, e de Flávio, que teve 31%."
"De acordo com a última pesquisa Nexus BTG, no cenário espontâneo, os nomes de Caiado e Zema somam 2% cada um. Na pesquisa estimulada, Caiado tem 5% e Zema vem com 4%"
Both governors confirmed they are evaluating forming a joint ticket
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Caiado and Zema met together in São Paulo on Tuesday (26)
Zema had been considered as possible running mate for Flávio Bolsonaro
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Expectation about who would head the ticket in the alliance
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Which of the two governors would head the ticket in the potential alliance?
Why it's still unknown: Both pre-candidates avoided defining who would yield candidacy and accept being running mate
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How would a Caiado-Zema ticket position itself geographically in relation to the electoral bases of Minas Gerais and Goiás?
Why it's still unknown: No analysis available on overlap or complementarity of the two governors' state electoral bases
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What would be the impact of the alliance on party relations between PSD and Novo?
Why it's still unknown: Reports do not address how the governors' respective parties evaluate the alliance