Candidates for senator in Pernambuco Montagem/g1 At least 11 candidates will compete for the two seats in Pernambuco in the Federal Senate, in the 2026 elections. The names were defined during the party convention period, which ended on Wednesday (5). According to the Electoral Court, political parties can still nominate candidates until August 15th. ? Receive news from g1 PE on WhatsApp The 11 candidates for the Senate for Pernambuco in 2026 are: Carlos Sant’Anna (Novo) Eduardo da Fonte (PP) Gilvan Costa (Democrat) Goret Bitu (UP) Humberto Costa (PT) José Mariano (PSTU) Marília Arraes (PDT) Mendonça Filho (PL) Paulo Rubem Santiago (Rede) Samuel Timóteo (UP) Túlio Gadelha (PSD) This year, two seats representing Pernambuco, elected in 2018, are at stake: those of senator Humberto Costa (PT), who is seeking re-election, and that of Fernando Dueire (PSD), who inherited the position after the resignation of Jarbas Vasconcelos (MDB) in 2023. Dueire will not seek to renew his mandate. Of the 11 candidates, nine are men and two are women. The inauguration of the senators who are elected is scheduled for February 1, 2027. At the moment, all candidates still depend on the approval (confirmation) of their candidacies, which must obtain registration from the Superior Electoral Court (TSE). The deadline for the Regional Electoral Court (TRE) to judge the candidacies is September 14, 20 days before the elections. The election for the Senate, as well as the seats of federal deputy and state deputy, is defined in the 1st round, which is scheduled for October 4th. See below for more details about the candidates: Carlos Sant'Anna (Novo) Carlos Sant'Anna was made official as a candidate of the Novo party for the Senate in Pernambuco Mariane Monteiro/g1 Carlos Sant'Anna is running for an elected position for the first time. Lawyer specializing in Tax Law, he chairs the Tax Affairs Committee of the Brazilian Bar Association in Pernambuco (OAB-PE) and has previously served as executive secretary for Economic Development in the Raquel Lyra (PSD) government. His first substitute is the businesswoman Carla Pinheiro (Novo) and the second substitute is the businessman Hermes Alves (Novo). Novo will not have a candidate for state government and supports the re-election of governor Raquel Lyra. Eduardo da Fonte (PP) Federal deputy Eduardo da Fonte (PP), candidate for the Senate Paulo Veras/g1 Federal deputy since 2007, Eduardo da Fonte is in his fifth consecutive term in the Chamber of Deputies. In addition to being a parliamentarian, he presides over the PP in Pernambuco and also the União Progressista federation. He is the father of also federal deputy Lula da Fonte (PP), elected in 2022. He is a candidate on the ticket of governor Raquel Lyra (PSD) and won the space after an internal dispute with the former mayor of Petrolina Miguel Coelho (União Brasil). With more votes within the federation, the PP managed to launch Eduardo's candidacy. His substitutes had not been confirmed until the last update of this report. Gilvan Costa (Democrat) Gilvan Costa is a candidate for the Senate for the Democrat Reproduction/Democrat Evangelical pastor, running for the Senate for the first time. He was a councilor in the city of Jaboatão dos Guararapes for two terms (1989-1993 and 1997-2001) and was also a state deputy for Pernambuco (1999-2003). He is part of Jeremias Cosmo's (Democrat) ticket for state government. He was a candidate for federal deputy for the PTB in 2006, for the PRTB in 2014 and for the PHS in 2018, but was not elected. In 2022, he ran for a state deputy seat for União Brasil, remaining as a substitute. His Senate alternates had not been confirmed until the last update of this report. Goret Bitu (Popular Unity) Goret Bitu, candidate for the Senate in Pernambuco for UP Reproduction / UP She is an economist and activist in the Olga Benário Women's Movement. Candidate for the Senate on the ticket of Camila Falcão (UP) for the government of Pernambuco. Runs for Senate for the first time. It is the first time that UP has a complete list of candidates for all positions in dispute in Pernambuco, from governor to state deputy. His first substitute is Sandra Ramos (UP) and the second substitute is Professor Natanael (UP). Humberto Costa (PT) Senator Humberto Costa, candidate for re-election Pedro Alves/g1 Current senator for Pernambuco, elected in 2010 and re-elected in 2018, is running for his third consecutive term. If elected, he can serve up to 24 uninterrupted years in the Senate. He is a candidate on the João Campos (PSB) ticket. A doctor by training, Humberto Costa was health minister in the first term of the Lula government (2003-2005), state secretary for cities in the Eduardo Campos government (2007 - 2010) and health secretary of Recife in the João Paulo administration (2001-2002). He was elected councilor of Recife (2000), state deputy (1990) and federal deputy (1994), always for PT. He unsuccessfully ran for state government twice, coming in 2nd place (2002) and 3rd place (2006). He also ran for mayor of Recife three times, in 1988 (4th place), 1992 (2nd place) and 2012 (3rd place). His substitutes are federal deputy Luciano Bivar (MDB) and doctor of Law Manoel Moraes (PT). José Mariano (PSTU) José Mariano, candidate for Senate at PSTU Reproduction / TV Globo Physical education teacher, is running for the position of senator for the first time, on the ticket of Guilherme Fonseca (PSTU). He has been a state public school teacher for 35 years and participated in the founding of the Pernambuco Education Workers Union (Sintepe) and the Central Sindical e Popular Conlutas (CSP-Conlutas). He was a candidate for Senate replacement in the 2006 and 2018 elections, vice-governor in 2022 and vice-mayor of Recife in 2016 and 2024, always for the PSTU and without being elected. His substitutes in this year's dispute are professors Marcelo Teixeira (PSTU) and Jonas Ferreira (PSTU). Marília Arraes (PDT) Marília Arraes (PDT), candidate for the Senate for Pernambuco Reproduction/Instagram Lawyer, Marília Arraes is a candidate for the Senate for the first time and is part of the ticket of João Campos (PSB), her cousin. Former deputy