Marcelo Brigadeiro, Mission candidate for the government of Santa Catarina Disclosure The Mission party confirmed Marcelo Birgadeiro's candidacy for the government of Santa Catarina. The decision was taken during a convention held this Thursday (23), in Florianópolis. Brigadeiro is a businessman and former MMA fighter and is running for office for the first time. In public life, he became director of the Catarinense Sports Foundation (Fesporte), a state government body. ?Click and follow the g1 SC channel on WhatsApp Follow the latest news about the elections in Santa Catarina Other candidacies approved at the convention: Colonel Marcelo Rodrigues for vice-governor; Túlio de Amorim for the Senate. The party will run alone in the 2026 elections. "I'm very happy with the trust placed in me by the Missão party. I think I'm the right guy for this battle we're waging against the old politics, against the system, these spurious alliances, and I intend to live up to that trust with a lot of combativeness, exposing all the rot that exists in Santa Catarina politics", declared Marcelo Brigadeiro. Elections 2026: Mission launches Marcelo Brigadeiro candidate for SC government ? Convention calendar Conventions are events in which party members meet to choose candidates in the elections. The deadline is August 5th. Next, the names must be registered with the Superior Court (TSE) by August 15th. The election campaign officially begins the following day. In this year's elections, on October 4, Brazilians will vote for: president; governor; Senate (two seats per state); federal deputy; state deputy; Marcelo Brigadeiro's career Businessman and former MMA fighter, Marcelo Brigadeiro's registered name is Marcelo Marcel Franco José da Silva. He is affiliated with Missão, a party created in 2025 that was born from the Movimento Brasil Livre (MBL). He will run for the position for the first time. Born in Rio de Janeiro and trained in veterinary medicine and physical education, Brigadeiro has lived in Balneário Camboriú since 2011. In public life, he was director of the Catarinense Sports Foundation (Fesporte), a state government body. On June 21, he even announced his withdrawal from his candidacy, claiming that he was unable to reconcile his professional and personal activities with politics. Less than 24 hours, he reversed his decision. In wrestling, he won world, European and Brazilian champion titles. The nickname "Brigadeiro", adopted for public life, appeared in childhood during his first steps in the sport. VIDEOS: most watched g1 SC in the last 7 days