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Jornalistas TENTARAM me pressionar e eu NÃO RECUEI. | Romeu Zema no UOL
308 statements · 1 politicians · March 31, 2026 · 36 min
Statements by Romeu Zema. 308 transcribed statements, with topic and stance on the ones the analysis classified. Topics: Political Alliances, Presidential Elections, Judiciary / Anti-Corruption, Public Management.
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Desconhecido
We have with us right now on our UOL News the governor — he is now suspended, no longer in office, the former governor of Minas Gerais, Romeu Zema — but up to this moment I think we can call him a pre-candidate for the Presidency of the Republic. He is with us live here on our UOL News and I stand up here to welcome him.
Desconhecido
Hello, Governor, good morning, welcome to our program.
Good morning, Fabíola, good morning, Josias, Sakamoto, and to everyone who is following us.
A pleasure to be with you.
Desconhecido
Let's talk — yesterday we had Eduardo Leite here; we've been discussing the backrooms of politics, these days of negotiation.
- Neutral
Desconhecido
About: form a ticket with Flávio Bolsonaro
Do you remain firm in your desire to be a candidate for the Presidency of the Republic or are you perhaps thinking of running as vice on a ticket with Flávio Bolsonaro?
- Neutral
Desconhecido
About: form a ticket with Flávio Bolsonaro
They even say that this was one of the wishes, it is one of the wishes of former president Jair Bolsonaro.
- Neutral
Desconhecido
About: form a ticket with Flávio Bolsonaro
Would you accept being Flávio Bolsonaro's running mate in that race?
Desconhecido
October?
- For
About: decide to run for president in 2026
Fabíola, I am very honored, flattered that my name is always being mentioned; I often see some political leader in the news bringing it up. But I will carry it through to the end, also because I am a different kind of candidate — I had never held any political office until 2018, when I was first elected.
- For
About: fight privileges and corruption in Brasília
And what I want is to put an end to this spree of the untouchables, to do what I did in Minas Gerais: fix what the PT ruined.
- For
About: fix and professionalize state public management and fight corruption
I took over a ruined state, a state with no credibility, and I handed, this past Sunday, to my successor a state that is standing on its feet.
- For
About: implement policies to retain companies in the country and promote economic growth
A state that has even been growing above the Brazilian average, without corruption, without scandals.
- For
About: combat corruption and hold those involved accountable
Brazilians are tired; people today have no money, and the problem in Brazil is not that resources are lacking — the problem in Brazil today is that there are too many thieves and we need to change that.
- For
About: present proposals different from other candidates
So these are different proposals.
- For
About: carry out responsible and transparent public management
And I showed that it is possible.
- For
About: renounce privileges and perks of public office
And I am also very much in favor of a good shake-up.
- Neutral
Desconhecido
About: present proposals different from other candidates
When you talk about different proposals, are your proposals different from Flávio Bolsonaro's — is that why?
- Neutral
Desconhecido
About: form a ticket with Flávio Bolsonaro
Do you think it is not possible to form that ticket?
Desconhecido
You said you are very flattered to have your name mentioned.
- Neutral
Desconhecido
About: form a ticket with Flávio Bolsonaro
But why would you not accept that pairing with Flávio Bolsonaro?
- For
About: decide to run for president in 2026
Well, Fabíola, I met with Bolsonaro in August last year to inform him firsthand that I would be a pre-candidate.
- Neutral
About: have multiple right-wing candidates
Bolsonaro himself told me, "Zema, the more candidates the right has, the better."
- Neutral
About: have multiple right-wing candidates
The more votes it will have, the stronger it becomes.
- For
About: unite right-wing candidates in the second round against the left
And in the second round we will all be together.
- For
About: reconcile own candidacy with support in the second round
So one thing does not prevent the other in any way.
- For
About: have multiple right-wing candidates
That is his opinion, and one I share as well.
- For
About: launch more right-wing candidates
The right has good names, well-regarded governors, and we will be showing Brazil what a responsible government is.
- For
About: unite right-wing candidates in the second round against the left
And in the second round, yes, we will be working together.
Desconhecido
Governor, given the current scenario, if we analyze the polls, there is a bloc of the electorate leaning toward Flávio Bolsonaro, another bloc leaning toward Lula, and there is a core of so-called independent voters who are oscillating between one and the other or even have decided not to vote.
Desconhecido
And you appear in those polls below double digits, around 2%, 3%?
Desconhecido
What makes you believe that?
Desconhecido
What makes you believe that, presenting yourself as a right-wing candidate with values very close to those advocated by Flávio Bolsonaro, you will grow?
Desconhecido
To grow, supposedly in the first round, you would need to differentiate yourself from the two poles, including from Flávio Bolsonaro — doesn't that seem so?
Oh Josias — first, each election is a totally different election.
My 2018 campaign was one thing; my 2022 re-election was in a different context.
And we are faced with a Pandora's box opened because of this Banco Master case, all this corruption.
And we are going to have unpredictable, totally uncertain events in the coming months.
And I always emphasize, Josias, that in 2018, in March, I was polling at 1% against whom?
Against Pimentel from PT and against Anastasia from PSDB.
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