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

See the agenda of candidates for the government of MA Candidates for the Government of Maranhão André Luís (Missão) and Reginaldo Lima (PCB) fulfilled campaign commitments this Thursday (13) and presented proposals for the health area. Candidate Orleans Brandão (MDB) was not accompanied by the report because he was on the campaign trail. WHO THEY ARE: see who the candidates for governor in Maranhão are in 2026 André Luís (Missão) André Luís (Missão) Reproduction/ TV Mirante André Luís, from Missão, participated in a live interview on the Ponto Final program, on Rádio Mirante News, this Thursday morning. During the interview, the candidate spoke about proposals for public health in Maranhão. He criticized the current model of outsourced management of hospitals and defended the holding of public competitions to hire professionals. André Luís also defended that administrative and strategic decisions within hospitals have greater participation of technical professionals in the health area. "We want hospitals to be managed by technicians and doctors, who know how to make the best decisions, without political co-optation. We are in favor of a public tender to put an end to this outsourcing that is not delivering results. For us, the urgency of changing decisions within hospitals is becoming increasingly evident, with criteria that are increasingly technical and less political", said the candidate. Reginaldo Lima (PCB) Reginaldo Lima (PCB) Reproduction/ TV Mirante In Imperatriz, Reginaldo Lima, from the Brazilian Communist Party (PCB), began the day's commitments in a conversation with party candidates. He then participated in an online meeting with campaign coordinators. In the afternoon, the candidate visited the Vila Esmeralda neighborhood, where he spoke with residents. The agenda ended with a meeting with party activists, also in Imperatriz. In the health area, Reginaldo Lima defended the end of outsourcing and the holding of public competitions to hire professionals. The candidate also said that he intends to expand the hiring of civil servants and defended better salaries for health workers. "What we see is that, in Maranhão, public health has been transformed into a commodity. The population faces huge queues at hospitals, which often do not have beds, doctors or basic medicines. We will combat outsourcing, because we are in favor of 100% free, public and state health. We will also hold public competitions so that health workers have decent wages. Health is not a commodity, health is everyone's right", said candidate Reginaldo Lima.