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Governors Ronaldo Caiado (PSD-GO) and Romeu Zema (Novo-MG) are evaluating forming a joint ticket for the 2026 presidential election, Caiado said on Wednesday (27). The statement came one day after Zema also admitted the possibility of an alliance between the two pre-candidates. ✓
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"Pré-candidato a presidente, Ronaldo Caiado (PSD) disse nesta quarta-feira (27) que existe a possibilidade dele e do também pré-candidato Romeu Zema (Novo) se unirem em uma única chapa. A declaração ocorreu um dia após o próprio Zema também admitir a possibilidade."
"With the last poll we discussed, this feeling exists and he is an open person. So, we are really evaluating this," declared Caiado in an interview with Nova Difusora radio. The two met on Tuesday (26) in São Paulo to discuss the possible union. ✓
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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."
According to the latest Datafolha poll, Caiado scored 4% of voting intentions and Zema, 3%. They are far from President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT), with 40%, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL), who had 31%. In the Nexus BTG poll, Caiado has 5% and Zema comes with 4% in the stimulated scenario. ✓
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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%."
Neither defined who would head the ticket. "Couldn't it be the other way around?" joked Zema when asked if he would accept being Caiado's running mate. The definition should occur close to the deadline for registering candidacies with the Electoral Justice, which is August 15. ✓
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"Questionado na terça-feira (26) se aceitaria ser vice de Caiado, o mineiro brincou: "Não poderia ser o contrário?"
"At this moment, the two candidacies (Flávio and Lula) are in a position, we have the humility to recognize, well above us. When we unite forces, can they arrive strong only in the second round or can they arrive competitive even in the first round?" questioned Caiado. ✓
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"Nesse momento, as duas candidaturas (Flávio e Lula) estão numa posição, temos humildade de reconhecer, bem acima de nós. No momento em que nós unirmos as forças, elas poderão chegar forte só no segundo turno ou poderão chegar competitivas ainda no primeiro turno?", acrescentou ele."
Caiado and Zema met in São Paulo on Tuesday (26) to discuss possible alliance
Deadline for candidate registration with Electoral Justice is August 15
Covered by only some sources, or where the accounts diverge.
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Zema had been considered as Flávio Bolsonaro's running mate early in the year
Internal criticism within Novo party about Zema's strategy
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Electoral poll numbers
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What would be the real electoral weight of uniting Goiás and Minas Gerais in a presidential election?
Why it's still unknown: No source presented quantitative analysis of the historical votes from both states or comparison with other regional alliances.
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What are the specific electoral rules for candidate registration and ticket formation in 2026?
Why it's still unknown: The articles only mention the August 15 deadline, without detailing changes in rules since 2022.
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How would each governor's electoral base behave in a potential joint ticket?
Why it's still unknown: There are no polls about vote migration or voter acceptance of each candidate to the alliance.
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What other alliance movements are being articulated in the right-wing field?
Why it's still unknown: The articles focus only on the Caiado-Zema duo, without mapping the broader scenario of alliances being formed.