Governors of six Brazilian states resigned in the last week. According to the electoral law, with the exception of those who are going to run for reelection, anyone who intends to enter the race for a seat in the Legislature this year must withdraw from public office up to six months before the first round of the election, which will be on October 2nd. .
Of the six names who left the positions, four are from the Northeast and will compete for a seat in the Senate: In Alagoas, Renan Filho (MDB), in Maranhão, Flávio Dino (PSB), in Piauí, Wellington Dias (PT) and in Ceará, Camilo Santana (PT). In addition to them, the governor of São Paulo, João Doria (PSDB), pre-candidate for the presidency of the Republic, and the governor of Rio Grande do Sul, Eduardo Leite (PSDB), still without definition on which position he will run for, left the highest post. of the Executive in their states. The vice-presidents assume the positions until the end of their terms.
