The MDB defined the names that will compete for seats in the Legislative Assembly and the Chamber of Deputies in the 2026 elections during the party's convention on Tuesday night (4), at Musiva, in Cuiabá. The meeting marked the confirmation of the party's alliance with the PL in the majority dispute in Mato Grosso, as the candidate for Government and his father-in-law, Wellington Fagundes (PL) and his entourage attended the event.
MDB approves former mayors, deputies and Riva to run at state and federal level; see names
The MDB defined the names that will compete for seats in the Legislative Assembly and the Chamber of Deputies in the 2026 elections during the party's convention on Tuesday night (4), at Musiva, in Cuiabá. The meeting marked the...
On the ticket for state deputy, the party brings together parliamentarians who will seek re-election, such as Dr. João, Thiago Silva and Eduardo Botelho, as well as new names, but with a surname of 'weight' in Mato Grosso politics, the businesswoman Jéssica Riva, daughter of the former president of the Legislative Assembly José Riva.
- To compete for a seat in the Chamber of Deputies, the MDB bet on a ticket made up of names also known in the state, such as the former mayor of Várzea Grande, Kalil Baracat, Rosana...
- In addition to defining the proportional tickets, the convention also confirmed state deputy Janaina Riva as a candidate for the Senate.
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On the ticket for state deputy, the party brings together parliamentarians who will seek re-election, such as Dr. João, Thiago Silva and Eduardo Botelho, as well as new names, but with a surname of 'weight' in Mato Grosso politics, the businesswoman Jéssica Riva, daughter of the former president of the Legislative Assembly José Riva.
To compete for a seat in the Chamber of Deputies, the MDB bet on a ticket made up of names also known in the state, such as the former mayor of Várzea Grande, Kalil Baracat, Rosana Martinelli and the former mayor of Primavera do Leste Léo Bortolin.
In addition to defining the proportional tickets, the convention also confirmed state deputy Janaina Riva as a candidate for the Senate. The MDB also officially supported the candidacy of Senator Wellington Fagundes for the Government of Mato Grosso, consolidating the alliance between the two parties for the 2026 election.
With this “mixture” of PL and MDB, leading names such as the mayor of Cuiabá, Abilio Brunini, mayor of Várzea Grande (metropolitan region) and deputy José Medeiros, all members of the PL, declared that they do not agree with the party supporting the MDB.
As determined by Única News, the composition was articulated during a meeting held in Brasília between the president of the MDB in Mato Grosso and pre-candidate for the Senate, Janaina Riva — who is also Wellington's daughter-in-law —, and the national president of the PL, Valdemar Costa Neto.
See the list of names approved by the MDB:
State candidates
Delegate Jandira
Wagner Ramos
Rosana Martinelli
Luther Siqueira
Kalil Baracat
Edleusa Mosque
Dr John
Fabiano Firefighter
Jessica Riva
Julio Panoff
Márcia Amaral
Marcinho Lacerda
Zé Gota
Zé Neto in fact
Sergeant Vidal
Túlio Fontes
Dr Arnaldo
Fábio de Oliveira
Leo Bortolin
Silvano Amaral
Ismalia
Thiago Silva
Nathaniel de Jesus
Wânia Dantas
Younes Gifts
Federal candidates
Dr Vânia Viana
Leandro Carlos Damião