Elections 2026: find out how the day went for the candidates for the Government of Maranhão

See the agenda of the candidates for the government of MA Four candidates for the government of Maranhão fulfilled their campaign agendas this Wednesday (12), in São Luís and in the interior of the state. The commitments included interviews, meetings, visits to unions and meetings with voters. During the activities, the candidates presented proposals for the health area. WHO THEY ARE: see who the candidates for governor in Maranhão are in 2026 Roberto Rocha (PRTB) Roberto Rocha (PRTB) Reproduction Roberto Rocha, from the Brazilian Labor Renewal Party (PRTB), started the day by participating in a live interview on the Ponto Final program, on Mirante News. During the interview, the candidate presented government proposals. In the health area, Roberto Rocha said he intends to expand the public service network. Among the proposals presented is the transformation of a government structure in São Luís into a hospital specializing in emergency, trauma and care for accident victims. Rocha also stated that he intends to transform the Tocantina Region Hospital, in Imperatriz, into a university hospital. "In health, the word is resoluteness. It's about the citizen having their problem resolved when they have to look for the State. And, for that, I'm going to make two more commitments. In São Luís, the State government has two palaces. The Governor doesn't need two palaces. We're going to close it and transform it into the Maranhão Accident Hospital, specialized in emergency, trauma and care for accident victims. In Imperatriz, we're going to transform the Tocantina Region Hospital into a university hospital", stated Roberto Rock. Felipe Camarão (PT) Felipe Camarão (PT) Reproduction/ TV Mirante Felipe Camarão, from the Workers' Party (PT), spent the morning meeting with other candidates from the party. According to the campaign agenda, he also had meetings with political leaders in Lago da Pedra and Lago do Junco. In the area of health, Camarão said that he intends to decentralize services to reduce the need for patients to travel to São Luís. Among the proposals presented by the candidate are changes in the regulation of patients and the expansion of access to public hospitals in Imperatriz and São Luís. “Our project is to decentralize care in São Luís. We have five major axes for health. First, it is precisely to decentralize regulation, so that people do not need to leave their cities, their regions. second is to open the doors of Socorrão de Imperatriz, which is the new state public hospital that was opened, and also of Hospital da Ilha, here in São Luís, because this will greatly relieve the municipal network. Thirdly, we will decentralize the trauma and orthopedics services, taking the HTO to the interior, the Clínica Sorrir to all municipalities, in addition to the Hemodialysis Center. maternity hospitals, including for her and her children, in addition to decentralizing medium and high complexity services”, stated Felipe Camarão. Saulo Arcangeli (PSTU) Saulo Arcangeli (PSTU) Reproduction/ TV Mirante Saulo Arcangeli, from the Unified Socialist Workers' Party (PSTU), visited health and sanitation workers' unions in the center of São Luís. During the meetings, the candidate discussed proposals related to basic sanitation. In the afternoon, the agenda included recording content for social media about health. Arcangeli said he intends to expand investments in the structure of the public health network. According to the candidate, there is a lack of professionals, medicines and infrastructure for exams, hospitalizations and surgeries. " In Maranhão, more than 19% of people depend on the SUS and we have the lowest number of doctors per inhabitant. There is a lack of professionals, medicines, structure for exams, hospitalization and surgery. People need to travel for kilometers and, often, they don't arrive. We will replace all these temporary and precarious contracts with a quality public structure. We will stop giving money to private companies and social organizations. And health is not just about building buildings. You have to hire professionals, increase investment, guarantee basic health care, structure hospitals and also guarantee sanitation”, said Saulo Arcangeli. Eduardo Braide (PSD) Eduardo Braide (PSD) Reproduction/ TV Mirante Eduardo Braide, from the Social Democratic Party (PSD), spoke to voters in front of the Hospital da Zona Rural, in São Luís. During the agenda, Braide presented proposals for health. The candidate said he intends to change the management of state hospitals and expand the participation of health professionals in the management of the units. Braide also stated that he intends to create a program to build urgency and emergency units and new regional hospitals. Another proposal presented by the candidate is to create, in different regions of Maranhão, care spaces for autistic and neurodivergent people. "The first thing we are going to do is get politicians out of hospitals. Today, for you to get a bed or have surgery in a regional hospital, you first need to talk to a politician. This will end next year. Doctors and health professionals will be in charge of hospitals. We will also create the Hospital Novo program. As mayor of São Luís, I delivered six new hospitals, like this one, the Hospital da Zona Rural. As governor, we will build urgent and emergency hospitals in the State and new regional hospitals. Just as we welcomed our autistic and neurodivergent children with spaces where they have all the professionals, we will build, starting next year, spaces in all regions of Maranhão”, stated Eduardo Braide. The race for the governor of Maranhão in 2026 has seven names announced as candidates at conventions held by the parties. g1 mount