Álvaro Dias (center) is a candidate for the government of RN by PL Sérgio Henrique Santos/Inter TV Cabugi The Liberal Party (PL) confirmed Álvaro Dias' candidacy for the government of Rio Grande do Norte. The decision was taken during a convention held this Sunday (26) at Ginásio Nélio Dias, in Natal. A doctor, Álvaro Dias is a former state deputy and former mayor of Natal and will run for governor for the first time. ? Click here to follow the g1 RN channel on WhatsApp Other candidacies approved at the convention were: Babá Pereira (PL) for vice-governor; Styvenson Valentim (Podemos) and Coronel Hélio (PL) for the Senate.
PL launches Álvaro Dias as candidate for government of Rio Grande do Norte
Álvaro Dias (center) is a candidate for the government of RN by PL Sérgio Henrique Santos/Inter TV Cabugi The Liberal Party (PL) confirmed Álvaro Dias' candidacy for the government of Rio Grande do Norte. The decision...
"The biggest convention in the history of Rio Grande do Norte. This is a sign that within the soul, spirit and heart of every Rio Grande do Norte resident there is the certainty of change. The certainty that Rio Grande do Norte needs to seek other directions, other paths", said Álvaro Dias. "And this path is certainly the path of change so that we can together, with the people, with our allies, straighten out the state of Rio Grande do Norte", he added. The PL will contest this year's elections in Rio Grande do Norte in coalition with Podemos, PSDB and Partido Novo. Convention calendar Conventions are events in which party members meet to choose candidates in 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 4th, Brazilians will vote for: president; governor; Senate (two seats per state); federal deputy; state deputy. Álvaro Dias's trajectory Álvaro Dias was born in Caicó, in 1959. Graduated in medicine, he entered public life at the age of 24, when he became deputy mayor of Caicó and the city's municipal health department. He was a state deputy for four terms and president of the Legislative Assembly between 1997 and 2002. In the 2002 general elections, Álvaro ran for the position of federal deputy and won the second highest vote in the state, taking a seat in Brasília the following year. In 2010, Álvaro Dias ran for state government on the ticket headed by former mayor of Natal Carlos Eduardo, but the duo lost to Democrat Rosalba Ciarlini, elected in the first round. In 2016, he was again vice-president on a ticket headed by Carlos Eduardo Alves, this time running for re-election for mayor of Natal. The ticket was elected in the first round. Two years later, Carlos Eduardo abdicated his position to seek the post of governor of Rio Grande do Norte. Álvaro then took over as mayor of the capital, being re-elected in the first round in 2020. He left office in 2024. In 2025, Álvaro Dias was denounced by the Public Ministry in an investigation investigating the abuse of political power in the 2024 municipal elections. Most watched videos on g1 RN
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