Senator Rodrigo Pacheco indicates he will not join the MDB and is likely to run for governor of Minas Gerais, possibly aligning with União Brasil instead.
During a lunch meeting in Brasília, Senator Rodrigo Pacheco from Minas Gerais announced to leaders of the MDB that he does not intend to join their party. His reasoning is tied to the fact that the MDB has already positioned ex-city councilor Gabriel Azevedo as a pre-candidate for the governorship of Minas Gerais, a position that Pacheco is eyeing for himself in the upcoming October elections. Pacheco has been influenced by discussions with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and seems almost set on running, potentially leading a pro-Lula campaign in Minas.
