Lula Candidate in SC Makes Self-Governing of R$ 1 Million for Campaign

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Former state deputy Gelson Merísio (PSB) made a Pix of R$ 1 million for his own campaign to the government of Santa Catarina (SC) and assumed the leadership of the self-governing ranking in 2026. Supported by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) in the race to the Executive of one of the main pocket routings, he declared a vote in Jair Bolsonaro (PL) in 2018, but sought to approach the PT in the following years. Data published by Divulgacand, portal o…

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Gelson Merísio (PSB), a candidate for governor of Santa Catarina and ally of President Lula (PT), donated R$ 1 million to his own campaign, taking the lead in self-donations among candidates. Merísio is part of the "Courage to Change" coalition, formed by PDT, PSOL-Rede, and PT. The amount allocated to the campaign exceeds his declared assets.

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The candidate for the government of Santa Catarina, Gelson Merísio (PSB), donated R$ 1 million for the campaign itself and began to lead the ranking of self-donation in the contest for state management. Gelson is allied with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) and is part of the coalition Courage Para Mudar, which integrates the PDT, PSOL-REDE and PT parties. Although the donation for the campaign itself has reached six digits, Gelson declared to the…

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Gelson Merísio, of the PSB, is the main name of the plate supported by President Lula in one of the states most identified with pocketarism