The decision comes after Paulo Paim announced that he will not run for a new term; The party is preparing for internal reorganization for the 2026 elections.
On Friday (28), the Workers’ Party confirmed the prior candidacy of Paulo Pimenta for the Senate of Rio Grande do Sul. The decision ends the internal dispute that was taking place between Pimenta and Senator Paulo Paim, who decided not to run again.
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On social media, the pre-candidate now for the state government, Edgar blackHe stated that the decision was made in dialogue with the party leadership and highlighted the path of Baim, who will leave the Senate after decades of work. “There are few parties that can count on cadres of the stature of Senator Paulo Paim, who marked Brazilian history as a great law builder and a tireless defender of the rights of workers and retirees and the valorization of the minimum wage,” he wrote. black.
With Pimenta selected to run for the Senate and confirmed black As a pre-candidate for the Republika Srpska government, the PT is realigning its electoral strategy for 2026. Pimienta’s departure from the House of Representatives also opens the way for new names from the party to compete for seats in Congress in the next elections.