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2026 Amazonas gubernatorial election

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The 2026 Amazonas gubernatorial election will be held on 4 October 2026 in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Voters will elect a governor and vice governor, two senators, eight representatives for the Chamber of Deputies, and 24 members of the Legislative Assembly of Amazonas. If no candidate for governor receives a majority of the valid votes in the first round, a runoff election will be held on 25 October.

Incumbent governor Wilson Lima of União Brasil was re-elected in 2022, but is ineligible to seek a third consecutive term under Brazil's re-election rules for executive offices.

Background

Electoral calendar

Governor

Incumbent governor Wilson Lima (União Brasil) was re-elected in 2022 in the second round with 56.98% of the valid votes, defeating senator Eduardo Braga (MDB).

Senator

Senators in Brazil serve an eight-year term, meaning the incumbents were elected on tickets in 2018.

Eduardo Braga (MDB) and Plínio Valério (PSDB) are the incumbent senators whose seats are scheduled for election in 2026, and both are eligible to run for re-election.

Gubernatorial candidates

Declared candidates

  • Omar Aziz, incumbent senator for Amazonas (2015–present), former governor of Amazonas (2010–2014).
  • Maria do Carmo Seffair, businesswoman and university administrator, pre-candidate announced by the Amazonas branch of the PL.

Expressed interest

As of January 2026, the following individuals have been cited in polling or in local political reporting as potential candidates, but had not formally declared a candidacy:

Opinion polls

Governor

Senatorial candidates

Declared candidates

  • Eduardo Braga (MDB), incumbent senator for Amazonas (2011–present) and former governor of Amazonas (2003–2010).
  • Plínio Valério (PSDB), incumbent senator for Amazonas (2019–present) and former federal congressman (2015–2018).
  • Marcelo Ramos (PT), former federal congressman (2019–2022).
  • Capitão Alberto Neto (PL), incumbent federal congressman (2019–present).

Possible candidates

  • Wilson Lima (União), incumbent governor of Amazonas (2019–present).
  • Marcos Rotta (Avante), former vice mayor of Manaus (2017–2024).

Declined

Notes

References