The president of União Brasil, Antonio Rueda, publicly complained this Monday about the veto announced by the president of the PP, Ciro Nogueira, on the candidacy of Senator Sergio Moro (União-PR) for the government of Paraná in 2026.
The two parties are in the process of forming a federation and have already requested an analysis from the Superior Electoral Tribunal (TSE). In the event of formalization, the acronyms will have to be combined during elections, which is already causing differences between states.
“União Brasil has Senator Sergio Moro, absolute leader in all polls, as a pre-candidate for the Paraná State Government and will insist that the candidacy be approved. The intention is to dialogue with the progressives within the Federation, seeking the best for Paraná and also for the Federation. The imposition of arbitrary vetoes is unacceptable,” Rueda wrote on social media.
Despite the public stance, members of the federation leadership see difficulties for Moro to win his candidacy in this scenario and emphasize that Ciro and Rueda have a close relationship.
Previously, PP President Ciro Nogueira said that the Paraná party leadership would not approve the candidacy of Senator Sergio Moro (União-PR) for state government, thus opening a split within the União Brasil-PP federation. The statement, made after an internal meeting, follows a stampede in the state.
— I participated in the deliberation and the PP of Paraná will not approve the name of the Moro candidate. We need to discuss it with the federation. This is the most important state for me, our main directory, and the only one where there are still discussions.
Sergio Moro was contacted by GLOBO, but did not comment.
According to Ciro, it is always local leaders who will decide which direction to take. He left open the possibility of launching his own candidacy, which would be that of former governor Cida Borghetti. Another hypothesis would be to support the Ratinho Júnior (PSD) project.
Behind the scenes, allies emphasize that the path will be on the side of the governor, who is working to elect the Secretary of State for Cities, Guto Silva, as his successor. The agreement that is on the table foresees that the group can appoint Silva as vice president, with the aim of rebuilding alliances and containing the loss of personnel.
Moro’s pre-candidacy had an immediate impact on the structure of the Paraná federation. Around sixty mayors have left the Union and the PP in recent months, and two federal deputies have abandoned these acronyms: Filipe Francischini, formerly of the Union, and Pedro Lupion, who migrated from the PP to the Republicans.
The internal assessment is that keeping Moro in the conflict would deepen the political isolation of the federation and harm the functioning of the proportional lists in 2026, which is why the leadership has started to advocate a reorganization.
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