Coordinator of Vem pra Rua announces candidacy for DEM party.

Gustavo Gesteira, coordinator of the "Vem Pra Rua" (Come to the Street) movement in Recife and a lawyer, announced his pre-candidacy for city councilor in the Pernambuco capital, running for the DEM party. Gesteira, who was one of the main figures behind the impeachment of former president Dilma Rousseff in Recife, has always denied having political ambitions. "I believe it's possible to do politics ethically. I truly believe that together we can run an absolutely clean campaign and compete on equal footing with candidates who practice old-style politics, with million-dollar campaigns, vote buying, and the distribution of shirts and gifts," he said in a statement.

May 30, 2016, 11:45 AMUpdated May 28, 2019, 08:38 AM

Gustavo Gesteira, coordinator of the Vem Pra Rua Movement in Recife and a lawyer, announced his pre-candidacy for city councilor in the Pernambuco capital for the DEM party. Gesteira, who was one of the main figures behind the impeachment of former president Dilma Rousseff in Recife, has always denied having political ambitions. "I believe it's possible to do politics ethically. I truly believe that together we can run an absolutely clean campaign and compete on equal footing with candidates who practice old-style politics, with million-dollar campaigns, vote buying, distribution of shirts and gifts," he said in a statement (Photo: Paulo Emílio).

247 - The coordinator of the Vem Pra Rua Movement in Recife, lawyer Gustavo Gesteira, announced his pre-candidacy for city councilor of the Pernambuco capital for the DEM party. Gesteira, who was one of the main organizers of the impeachment of former president Dilma Rousseff in Recife, has always denied having political ambitions.

"I believe it's possible to do politics ethically. I truly believe that together we can run an absolutely clean campaign and compete on equal footing with candidates who practice old-style politics, with million-dollar campaigns, vote buying, and the distribution of shirts and gifts," he said in a statement.

In the text, he defends a "collaborative candidacy that reflects our vision for Recife." "Together, we can do much more! Together, we can do politics with ethics, honesty, and transparency!" the document concludes.