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See who the candidates for governor in Acre are in 2026

Check out who the candidates for the government of Acre are in 2026 Reproduction With the end of the party conventions, the dispute for the government of Acre now has six names announced as candidates. They are, in...

See who the candidates for governor in Acre are in 2026
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Check out who the candidates for the government of Acre are in 2026 Reproduction With the end of the party conventions, the dispute for the government of Acre now has six names announced as candidates. They are, in alphabetical order: Alan Rick Dr. Luisinho Dr. Thor Dantas Eudo Raffael Mailza Assis Tião Bocalom The first round is scheduled for October 4th, and the second should take place on October 25th. 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. See below for more details about the pre-candidates. Alan Rick Alan Rick is a candidate for the government of Acre Archive/Communications Office Alan Rick Miranda is from Rio Branco, married and is 49 years old. He is a journalist, business administrator with a degree in foreign trade and a postgraduate degree in political journalism. For almost two decades, he was a television presenter and was present in the population's daily lives. He was elected federal deputy for two consecutive terms, between 2015 and 2023. He was then elected senator of the Republic for Acre in 2022. The convention that made Alan's candidacy official took place on July 25, in Rio Branco. Dr. Luisinho Dr. Luisinho will be the name of Agir for the government of Acre in 2026 Luciana Ramos Guimarães/Disclosure Francisco das Chagas Conceição da Silva, better known as Dr. Luisinho, is 51 years old, born in Cruzeiro do Sul, businessman, journalist, accountant, with a degree in law and theology and has worked in the financial sector since 2004. He holds the position of president of the Board of Directors of Amazônia Banco de Crédito e Desenvolvimento (ABCD) and also of the Instituto Fundo Solidário para a Amazônia (IFSAV). This is the first time he has run for government in the state of Acre. The convention that made Dr. Luisinho's candidacy official took place on July 20, in Rio Branco. Dr. Thor Dantas Dr. Thor Dantas is a candidate for the government of Acre Reproduction Dr. Thor Dantas is 53 years old, born in Rio Branco, an infectious disease doctor and hepatologist, university professor, researcher and public manager and will run for the first time for a public elective position. He has worked in the public health network for almost three decades and held positions as director of the Rio Branco Emergency Room, president of the Acre Hospital Foundation (Fundhacre) and deputy state secretary of Health. As a scholar, one of his main research topics was viral hepatitis that affects residents of the Amazon. The convention that made Thor's candidacy official took place on July 30, in Rio Branco. Eudo Raffael Eudo Raffael was confirmed as a candidate for the government of Acre by PCB João P. S. Nogueira/PCB Eudo Raffael is a trade unionist, president of the Union of Employees in Banking Establishments of Acre (Seeb-AC), began political activity in the student movement and was once president of the Central Directory of Students (DCE) of the Federal University of Acre (Ufac). He usually takes part in mobilizations and protests in the capital of Acre as at the end of the 6x1 scale. This is the first time he will run for public elective office. The convention that made Eudo's candidacy official took place on August 1, in Rio Branco. Mailza Assis Mailza Assis is the current governor of Acre and candidate for re-election Neto Lucena/Secom Mailza Assis da Silva is from Mundo Novo (MS), is 49 years old and has lived in Acre since she was 20 years old. She began her political career in Senador Guiomard. The state's projection came in 2014, when she was elected as the first alternate senator on Gladson Camelí's ticket. With his election to the government in 2018, Mailza took office in the Senate in 2019, where he remained for four years. She took charge of the Government of Acre in April this year after the departure of Camelí, who left the position to run for the Senate in this year's elections. With this, Mailza became the second woman to govern the state in four decades. The convention that made Mailza's candidacy official took place on August 4, in Rio Branco. Tião Bocalom Tião Bocalom is a candidate for the government of Acre Archive/Assecom Tião Bocalom is 73 years old, was born in Bela Vista do Paraíso (PR), and was mayor of Acrelândia for two and a half terms (1993 to 1996 and 2001 to 2005). In the capital of Acre, he was elected mayor for the first time in the 2020 elections. In October 2024, he was re-elected in the first round. Bocalom left the PL in March this year and joined the PSDB, during an appointment in Brasília with the party's national president, Aécio Neves. The convention that made Bocalom's candidacy official took place on July 31, in Rio Branco. VIDEOS: g1

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