União Progressista Federation confirms Eduardo da Fonte as candidate for the Senate The União Progressista Federation, formed by the parties União Brasil and PP, confirmed this Wednesday (5) the candidacy of federal deputy Eduardo da Fonte for the Federal Senate. The announcement was made after a convention held at the party headquarters, in the Pina neighborhood, in the South Zone of Recife. The choice ends once and for all the dispute that dragged on for months around the choice of the federation's representative on the ticket of governor and candidate for re-election Raquel Lyra (PSD), who has the right to present two names to the Senate. The other candidate is federal deputy Túlio Gadêlha (PSD). ? Receive news from g1 PE on WhatsApp Former mayor of Petrolina Miguel Coelho also sought the nomination, but, as the PP has more votes within the federation, Eduardo da Fonte was chosen, who presides over both the Progressistas and the state directory of the federation. On Saturday (1st), Miguel Coelho withdrew his candidacy and, on the same day, Eduardo da Fonte was officially launched by the PP. As a candidate for senator, he participated in the convention that confirmed Raquel Lyra's candidacy for re-election. PP leaders participated in the convention, such as the national president of the party, senator Ciro Nogueira (PP-PI). For União Brasil, federal deputy Fernando Bezerra Filho and state deputy Antônio Coelho participated in the meeting. Both are brothers of Miguel Coelho, who did not attend and who, on Tuesday (4), announced his support for the candidacy for the Senate of federal deputy Mendonça Filho (PL). The convention was closed to federation members. At the location, Eduardo da Fonte spoke to the press and said that the alliance brings together leaders from different regions of the state and highlighted the size of the political composition formed by the Progressive Union in Pernambuco. "A construction of unity, seeking here agents from all regions of the state of Pernambuco, is a great party convention that will approve Eduardo da Fonte's candidacy for the Senate in a political construction made by several hands, showing Pernambuco the achievements we have brought to our state and bringing together the greatest political team in the history of Pernambuco in the Progressive Union Federation", he said. Dispute for vacancy Eduardo da Fonte's candidacy was consolidated after beating Miguel Coelho, state president of União Brasil, within an internal dispute in the federation formed by PP and União Brasil. Eduardo da Fonte has been trying to become a candidate for the position since at least the beginning of the year. Until then, Miguel Coelho and his party were linked to the former mayor of Recife João Campos (PSB), Governor Raquel Lyra's main opponent. Miguel was one of the possible candidates for the Senate on João Campos' ticket, but his candidacy competed with several other names in the Pernambuco Popular Front group, such as senator Humberto Costa (PT), former federal deputy Marília Arraes (PDT) and the then Minister of Ports and Airports, Silvio Costa Filho (Republicans). In February, Miguel Coelho and his relatives became targets of the Federal Police's Operation Vassalos, which is investigating an alleged criminal scheme to divert parliamentary amendments. Days later, he broke with João Campos and said that União Brasil "was held hostage" by a project that excluded the party. The Coelho political group then became part of the governor's support base, with whom Miguel began to participate in political agendas and in the delivery of works throughout the state. After Miguel Coelho and Raquel Lyra approached, Eduardo da Fonte began talking to João Campos' group, but a possible alliance did not go ahead, and the former mayor of Recife announced Humberto Costa and Marília Arraes as his candidates for the Senate. In the following months, however, Eduardo da Fonte's name began to gain political muscle for the dispute, and he began to be included in opinion polls for the election, reaching third place in voting intentions. At the end of June, the federation held a meeting in which it approved the name of Eduardo da Fonte as a pre-candidate for the Senate, since the PP has the majority of members between the two parties. The decision was ratified by the national president of the PP, Ciro Nogueira, but disapproved by the national leader of União Brasil, Antônio Rueda. With that, the imbroglio continued. The two parties met several times with governor Raquel Lyra, but nothing was defined until this last weekend of party conventions, when Miguel gave up the race. Eduardo da Fonte's trajectory Convention makes Eduardo da Fonte (PP) official as candidate for senator for the Progressive Union Federation Rafael Souza/g1 Eduardo da Fonte Albuquerque Silva is a politician and federal deputy for Pernambuco. State president of the PP, he is in his fifth consecutive term in the Chamber of Deputies and is one of the main leaders of the party in the state. He is the father of also federal deputy Lula da Fonte (PP), with whom he campaigned jointly in the 2022 elections. Eduardo da Fonte was elected federal deputy for the first time in 2006, with 110,061 votes, and took office in February 2007. Since then, he has managed to be re-elected in all the races for the Chamber in which he participated, in the elections of 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022. In his first legislature, assumed the position of second vice-president of the Chamber of Deputies, in 2010 until 2012, and was unanimously elected President of the Mines and Energy Commission in 2013. In the 2022 elections, Eduardo da Fonte was re-elected federal deputy for the fifth consecutive term with 124,850 votes, and also managed to elect his son, Lula da Fonte, who obtained 94,122 votes. Now, after five consecutive terms and almost 20 years as a federal deputy, Eduardo da Fonte is trying to run for a seat in the Senate for the first time. Convention calendar Conventions are events in which party members meet to choose candidates in elections. The deadline is this Wednesday (5). Next,