Pernambuco Gubernatorial Candidates Conduct Campaign Events Across State

Candidates for the government of Pernambuco carried out various campaign activities on Thursday, September 27, including walks, interviews, and committee inaugurations. The main contenders, João Campos of the PSB and Raquel Lyra of the PSD, focused their agendas on specific policy promises. João Campos visited the Marta Almeida Women's Rights Promotion Center in Recife, where he proposed doubling the number of women's police stations and creating the Escudo Lilás, a monitoring system for aggressors using electronic ankle monitors. In his broader government program filed with the Superior Electoral Court, Campos also promised the creation of new hospitals in the Agreste and Sertão regions, a Pact Against Factions, and the tripling of a section of the BR-101 highway.

Raquel Lyra, the governor and candidate for reelection, conducted a walk in Igarassu and participated in a remote radio interview. She highlighted the Juntos pela Educação program and the allocation of 2 billion reais to build 250 creches by mid 2027. Other candidates also held events, including Ivan Moraes of the PSOL, who campaigned in Nazaré da Mata with proposals to decentralize investments and improve infrastructure at the University of Pernambuco. Guilherme Fonseca of the PSTU conducted leafleting in Recife, while Professor Camila of the UP held a plenary session and a walk in the capital.

Legal tensions emerged as the Frente Popular announced it would seek an investigation into alleged virtual attacks against João Campos. The coalition claims public resources were used to finance these attacks, an accusation Campos attributed to individuals linked to the current state government. While center and center left sources report these events as standard campaign activities and policy presentations, the center left sources provide more granular detail on the specific administrative promises found in the candidates' official government plans.