Sergio Moro

New polls show former justice minister Sergio Moro firmly ahead in the race for governor of Paraná, Brazil. A Quaest survey gives him 43% of valid votes, with Sandro Alex and Roberto Requião tied in a distant second place. An Atlas poll puts him even higher, at 44.7%, against 31.6% for Requião Filho and 20.2% for Sandro Alex. Outlets are highlighting the uncertainty over who will face him in a likely runoff.

Brazilian media are focusing on Senate alternates ('suplentes') set to assume seats. Cleitinho's run for Governor of Minas Gerais opens a Senate vacancy for Alex Diniz, Luis Felipe Cunha is slated to take Sergio Moro's seat, and reports highlight millionaires and a 'professional alternate' elected on Eduardo Gomes' slate in Tocantins. Coverage questions the profile and motives of those reaching office without direct election.