Ciro Gomes 2018 presidential campaign

Ciro Gomes presidential campaign, 2018
Campaigned for2018 Brazilian general election
CandidateCiro Gomes
Federal Deputy from Ceará
(2007–2011)
Kátia Abreu
Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply
(2015–2016)
AffiliationDemocratic Labour Party
Coalition partner
AVANTE
StatusAnnounced: 16 September 2015[1]
Presumptive nominee: 8 March 2018[2]
Official nominee: 20 July 2018[3]
Lost in the first round: 7 October 2018
Key peopleRoberto Mangabeira Unger (Economic advisor)
Nelson Marconi (Economic advisor)
Mauro Benevides Filho (Economic advisor)
SloganSeu voto vale muito. Mude.
(Your vote is worth a lot. Change it.)'
Websitewww.cirogomes.com.br

The 2018 presidential campaign of Ciro Gomes was announced on 8 March 2018. At the Democratic Labour Party (PDT) convention on 20 July, Gomes was formally nominated as the party's presidential candidate. His running mate, Kátia Abreu, former Minister of Agriculture in Dilma Rousseff's government, was confirmed as his running mate on 5 August, on the last day of political parties conventions. Ciro Gomes' party formed the coalition Sovereign Brazil with AVANTE.[4]

Ciro had previously been a candidate for the presidency in 1998 and 2002 as the candidate of the Popular Socialist Party (PPS), losing both times. Seen as a prospective frontrunner in 2010, Ciro ended up forgoing a bid.[5]

Gomes finished third in the first round, receiving around 12.47% of the vote. He signaled his opposition to then-frontrunner Jair Bolsonaro for the run-off, although he did not formally endorse Bolsonaro's opponent Fernando Haddad.[6]

Presidential ticket[edit]

For the position of Vice President, Ciro chose former Minister of Agriculture and Senator from Tocantins Kátia Abreu as his running mate. Abreu was previously a member of the centrist Brazilian Democratic Movement party, but was expelled due to her opposition to the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, thus leading to her joining the PDT. Despite her opposition to Dilma's impeachment, many on the left criticized the choice of Abreu for Vice President due to her history as an ally of agribusiness interests.[7]

Democratic Labour Party ticket
Ciro Gomes Kátia Abreu
for President for Vice President
Federal Deputy from Ceará
(2007–2011) 		Senator for Tocantins
(2007–2023)
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Campaign platform[edit]

In the realm of economic policy, Ciro ran in support of a financial transaction tax on large-scale financial transactions[8] and increased state funding for education and healthcare services.[9] On social policy, Ciro ran in support of creating a national secretariat specifically to protect LGBT rights in Brazil.[10]

Election result[edit]

Presidential elections[edit]

Election year Candidate Running mate First round Second round
# of overall votes % of overall vote
2018 Ciro Gomes Kátia Abreu 13.344.353 12.47% Did not qualify

Post-election analysis[edit]

Following Haddad's loss to Bolsonaro, some on the political left indicated that they wished that Ciro faced Bolsonaro in the second round instead of Haddad. This is because Haddad's loss was largely attributed to anti-PT sentiment following Operation Car Wash, which would not have affected Ciro. Governor Rui Costa of Bahia, a PT member, stated that the PT should have supported Ciro instead of Haddad for this reason.[11]

Alexandre Frota, a conservative politician formerly affiliated with Bolsonaro's PSL, apologized in 2019 for past verbal assaults on Ciro, stating that in retrospect Ciro was correct about his criticisms of Bolsonaro.[12] Ciro would later accept his apology.[13]

Party representation[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ciro Gomes vai para o PDT e anuncia pré-candidatura em 2018" (in Portuguese). G1. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  2. ^ Lima, Vandson (8 March 2018). "Ciro lança pré-candidatura e apresenta equipe" (in Portuguese). Valor Econômico. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  3. ^ Truffi, Renan; Amendola, Gilberto (20 July 2018). "PDT oficializa Ciro Gomes como candidato à Presidência nas eleições 2018" (in Portuguese). Estadão. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Avante declara apoio à candidatura de Ciro Gomes na disputa pela Presidência da República" (in Portuguese). G1. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  5. ^ G1, Robson BoninDo; Brasília, em (2010-04-27). "PSB oficializa retirada de candidatura de Ciro Gomes à Presidência". Política (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-12-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Ciro Gomes sinaliza apoio a Haddad e diz que tem uma certeza: "ele não, sem dúvida"".
  7. ^ Batista ', 'Vera (2018-08-06). "Ciro Gomes defende escolha de Kátia Abreu como vice na chapa". Acervo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  8. ^ "BRAZIL: Candidate Ciro Gomes Defends Tax On Large Financial Transactions". RTTNews. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  9. ^ "Ciro Gomes: Brasil's best chance for a developmentalist left turn?". Brasil Wire. 2018-10-06. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
  10. ^ Minervino, Tiago. "Ciro Gomes promete criar Secretaria Nacional para a Cidadania LGBT e combater a homofobia" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  11. ^ "Um ano depois das eleições: "devíamos ter apoiado o Ciro Gomes"". Plataforma TodosComCiro (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2019-09-17. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
  12. ^ "Ciro aceita pedido de desculpas de Frota e vê gesto como "muito nobre"". noticias.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-12-25.
  13. ^ "Ciro aceita pedido de desculpas de Frota e vê gesto como "muito nobre"". noticias.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-12-25.
  14. ^ a b c d e f Amaral, Paulo (17 September 2018). "Os famosos que estão com Ciro Gomes" (in Portuguese). HuffPost. Archived from the original on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  15. ^ Veras, Marcos (18 September 2018). "MARCOS VERAS - Twitter" (in Portuguese). Twitter. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  16. ^ Lins, Mika (18 September 2018). "Mika Lins - Twitter" (in Portuguese). Twitter. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  17. ^ "No Ceará, Camilo Santana, governador do PT que apoia Ciro Gomes, denuncia 'preconceito' – Jovem Pan". No Ceará, Camilo Santana, governador do PT que apoia Ciro Gomes, denuncia 'preconceito' – Jovem Pan (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2018-09-15. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
  18. ^ PC Siqueira (10 September 2018). "pece siqueira - Twitter" (in Portuguese). Twitter. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  19. ^ Ferreira Gomes, Ciro (27 September 2018). "Ciro Gomes - Twitter" (in Portuguese). Twitter. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  20. ^ "titi müller - Twitter". 31 August 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  21. ^ "Ciro Gomes on Twitter". Twitter. October 2018. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  22. ^ "Ciro Gomes on Twitter". Twitter. October 2018. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  23. ^ "Mariana Xavier on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  24. ^ "Joanna Maranhão on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  25. ^ "Gregorio Duvivier on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-10-04.

External links[edit]

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