São Paulo voters elected Guilherme Derrite and André do Prado to the Senate, according to Poder360. Both candidates are identified with the political right, and their wins shut out two former ministers in President Lula's government from the race, Poder360 reports.
One of the two seats drew particular attention. VEJA reports that Derrite became the most-voted senator in Brazil's history. The outlet did not provide a vote total in the material available.
The result also marked a defeat for Simone Tebet of the PSB, a former minister under Lula, according to UOL. Gazeta do Povo framed the São Paulo outcome as a right-wing victory that left Lula's former ministers outside the Senate. The two outlets, along with G1, reported the same overall result: Derrite and André do Prado as the state's two elected senators.
The reports did not include final vote counts for either candidate, the margin of victory, or turnout figures for the state.
Control of São Paulo's Senate delegation carries weight in national politics, and the scale of Derrite's reported showing will shape how both winners position themselves in the chamber. What to watch next: official confirmation of the final vote totals and how the two new senators line up within the Senate's blocs.
