Rodrigo Maia leaves the São Paulo government after Garcia supports Bolsonaro and is followed by two secretaries

On Twitter, the former president of the Chamber of Deputies, Rodrigo Maia (PSDB), who was in charge of the São Paulo government's strategic actions, announced his departure. The decision came one day after Tucano Governor Rodrigo Garcia announced “unconditional” support for presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro (PL). (Folha de S.Paulo)🚥

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I inform you that today I leave the Secretariat of Projects and Strategic Actions of the government of São Paulo. I thank governors João Doria and Rodrigo Garcia for the opportunity.
— Rodrigo Maia (@RodrigoMaia) October 5, 2022

Two other government secretaries, Laura Machado, who headed the Social Development portfolio, and Zeina Latif, from Economic Development, resigned from their respective positions this Wednesday morning (5).

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2nd round: Lula receives support from Cidadania and PDT; Bolsonaro de Moro, Zema and Castro; PSDB splits

Two days after the first round of elections, this Tuesday (4), political forces are moving in relation to the scenario of the presidential dispute that takes Lula (PT) against Bolsonaro (PL) to the polls on the 30th. Cidadania formally supported Lula, which also received support in a unanimous decision from the PDT accompanied by Ciro Gomes. Bolsonaro was chosen by elected senator Sergio Moro (União) and re-elected governors Romeu Zema (Novo-MG) and Cláudio Castro (PL-RJ). See more below.

According to a report by the newspaper Estadão, other secretaries of the São Paulo government threaten to disband after the agreement that Rodrigo Garcia made with the PL without consulting the party's base. (🚥)

Garcia's decision surprised the PSDB state directory and historical party figures, such as Aloysio Nunes, called Garcia's stance “a shame”.

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Aloysio Nunes on Rodrigo supporting Bolsonaro: 'It's a shame, it's the end of the world' https://t.co/eguHlTcp0K
— UOL Notícias (@UOLNoticias) October 4, 2022

According to Andréia Sadi’s Blog (G1), there is embarrassment in the national PSDB with Garcia's support for Bolsonaro, and an expectation that historical figures will make new declarations of support for Lula, as the former president Fernando Henrique Cardoso.

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