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Debate in RS has an exchange of accusations, direct attacks and few proposals

Debate with candidates for the government of RS, in Porto Alegre: Juliana, Gabriel, Maranata and Zucco Mateus Bruxel, Agência RBS Gabriel Souza (MDB), Juliana Brizola (PDT), Luciano Zucco (PL) and Marcelo Maranata...

Debate in RS has an exchange of accusations, direct attacks and few proposals
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Debate with candidates for the government of RS, in Porto Alegre: Juliana, Gabriel, Maranata and Zucco Mateus Bruxel, Agência RBS Gabriel Souza (MDB), Juliana Brizola (PDT), Luciano Zucco (PL) and Marcelo Maranata (PSDB) participated in the first debate of candidates for the government of RS in 2026, this Thursday, in Porto Alegre. At the meeting, promoted by radio Gaúcha, from Grupo RBS, in the theater of PUCRS building 40, they exchanged accusations, direct attacks, presented few concrete proposals and debated about education, infrastructure, climate change, health, development, AI among other topics. ? Access the g1 RS channel on WhatsApp There were three blocks (read the rules below) in which politicians answered questions from representatives of entities, questions prepared by the broadcaster's production team, topics suggested by listeners, a round with a free theme and final considerations. Mediated by journalist Andressa Xavier, the clash began in block 1 with the leaders in the polls, Juliana and Zucco: both criticized the current management, the numbers from the Basic Education Development Index (Ideb) and disagreed regarding the civic-military school model. "I don't believe in economic development. If we don't have quality in our education, unfortunately, our children are reaching sixth grade, many of them unable to interpret a text. Education is the basis of everything. And our State was once an example State", said Juliana. "The teacher's mental health is affected. There are spreadsheets and spreadsheets and spreadsheets. I have a partnership with high schools, I will promote the civic-military model, I am the author of this law, we intend to create 20 schools," said Zucco. "I am against the civic-military school. I understand that the role of the military is to defend national sovereignty, which unfortunately many have not been doing", countered Juliana. They then started to debate about infrastructure, when Zucco argued: "Rio Grande do Sul is the state that grows the least among all the states in the federation. Our highways are more than 70% below the ideal level. And what about the railways? Look at the concession that was made to Rumo. We had 3,800 kilometers, (today) we have 900." Juliana added: "So, I'm not against the concession, but I think it has to be done with dialogue, it can't be much more expensive than it was before, the tariff has to be fair, and the investments promoted have to be charged." Afterwards, Maranata, before questioning Gabriel Souza, criticized the current government: "The biggest challenge for the next governor of the state of Rio Grande do Sul is to raise the self-esteem of the people of Rio Grande do Sul. The people of Rio Grande do Sul want to see work."

"It will be up to us to present a proposal. Unfortunately, I heard the two who came before us, I saw a lot of criticism, I heard a lot of attacks, but I didn't hear a proposal, I heard letters of intent that even ChatGPT would make", replied Gabriel. Read also: Who are the candidates for the government of RS Who are the candidates for the Senate in RS In the second block, the candidates answered eight questions from chosen entities live. The president of the Rio-Grandense Advertising Association (ARP), Fernando Silveira, asked candidates if they have plans to value products made in RS: "We created InvestRS, Invest will be an arm to enable, through a made in RS seal, a product from Rio Grande do Sul, new markets in Brazil and abroad for the producers' market", said Gabriel. Then, Gabriel questioned Zucco on the same topic. The PL candidate stated: "R$170 million in advertising, people? We have to have advertising to sell the pampa, to sell Vale dos Vinhedos. Rio de Janeiro, unlike Rio Grande do Sul, is the state where 94% of agencies advertise tourism agents." Afterwards, Zucco, when questioned by the Medical Union of Rio Grande do Sul (Simers) about health, called Juliana to the debate, who said: "If you want to have a specialist, you will have to go to Brasília and sit down. You may have to sit down with President Lula. I don't know if you are available." Then, Cláudio Corrêa, president Força Sindical in Rio Grande do Sul, asked about the 6 x 1 scale for Maranata, who said he understood that the issue would not be taken forward in Brasília. "I believe this will not pass the Senate. There is still a lot of discussion. What will the public sector look like? Who pays this bill? And we don't talk about productivity." In the third and final block, the topic was free. Maranata called Zucco to talk about public security: "It's the state with the largest number of factions and yet, incredible as it may seem, we ask a criminal the first question when entering prison. It's not what crime he committed, it's not how long he'll stay, it's which faction he belongs to. This is unacceptable." "Crime is smart, crime is in Faria Lima, crime is in the mines, crime is in organizations, it is at the gas station", added Maranata. Afterwards, Gabriel Souza asked Juliana about criticisms she makes of the current government, of which he is a member: "Everything that is good we will maintain. Since you want to talk about some program that I will maintain, you forgot to deal with feminicides. We already have more than 40 women (dead). And it is the State's duty to protect our women." Gabriel insisted on knowing which programs the candidate would maintain if elected: "Sadly, she didn't respond. I don't want to attack anyone at all. I want answers and proposals for voters to know." "Gabriel, your government hasn't delivered anything. Now you're saying you're going to do it", replied Juliana in one of the few tense moments of the debate. Afterwards, each candidate made their final considerations. The first round is scheduled for October 4th, and the second should take place on October 25th.

The rules of the debate: In the first block, a presentation video of a maximum of 30 seconds from each competitor was shown. Afterwards, there was a round of conversations with questions prepared by the

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