"Vaivém" of Cleitinho, Patrus with Lula and Roscoe with Nikolas: how the candidates for governor of Minas Gerais debuted on TVPhoto by pessoas uem on Pexels
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"Vaivém" of Cleitinho, Patrus with Lula and Roscoe with Nikolas: how the candidates for governor of Minas Gerais debuted on TV

oglobo28 August 2026 at 21:11

In their debut on the electoral time slot on TV, the candidates for governor of Minas Gerais presented divergent strategies to present themselves to voters. Senator Cleitinho Azevedo (Republicanos-MG), who leads the polls, acknowledged the "back-and-forth" of his candidacy, which was withdrawn by the party leadership and was resumed after his request, promising a "more humane" administration in the state.

The current governor, Mateus Simões (PSD), acknowledged his lack of recognition among mineiro voters. Federal Deputy Patrus Ananias (PT-MG) bet on the connection to petismo, while businessman Flavío Roscoe (PL-MG) relied on the connection to bolsonarismo.

In the first video aired during the electoral time slot, Cleitinho addressed the process of uncertainty regarding his candidacy, which went through these ups and downs with Republicanos. However, the segment was cut and did not complete the information about what exactly he says in the voice-over recording.

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