State Deputy Douglas Ruas, the PL candidate for governor of Rio de Janeiro, opened this Tuesday (8) the series of debates promoted by CBN and the newspapers O Globo, Extra and Valor. The interview started at 10:30 AM and lasts one and a half hours, taking place in the newsroom studio of O Globo.
The debate is conducted by CBN Rio presenters Bianca Santos and Leandro Resende, by the Politics editor of O Globo and Extra Thiago Prado, by columnist Bernardo Mello Franco and by Francisco Góes, head of the Valor bureau in Rio. The live broadcast can be watched on YouTube.
The series is part of the coverage of the first round of the 2026 elections. The next candidates to participate in the debates are William Siri on Wednesday (9), Anthony Garotinho on Thursday (10) and Eduardo Paes on Friday (11).




