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Poll: 89% want Dilma to run for Senate.

A poll conducted by the "Always in the Fight" mandate of state deputy Rogério Correia (PT), with 2.208 people on his Twitter account, shows that only 11% voted "no" to the president deposed by the coup, Dilma Rousseff, running for the Senate; according to the parliamentarian, "Brazilians understand the coup, they understand that Dilma was wronged, and they understand that the coup occurred to sell Brazil to foreigners and end the rights of the poorest."

Brasilia - DF, May 10, 2016. President Dilma Rousseff during the opening ceremony of the 4th National Conference on Policies for Women. Photo: Roberto Stuckert Filho/PR (Photo: Leonardo Lucena)

Mines 247 - A poll conducted by the "Always in the Fight" mandate of state representative Rogério Correia (PT) shows that a large majority would like the president deposed by the coup, Dilma Rousseff, to be the PT's candidate for the Senate in the 2018 election.

The survey, conducted on the congressman's Twitter profile, had 2.208 participants.

They answered the following question: "Dilma has until this Saturday to decide whether she will be a candidate for senator in Minas Gerais for the PT. Help her decide. Dilma for senator in MG?". Only 11% voted "no", and 89% opted for "yes".

According to Correia, "the poll shows that Dilma's strength remains strong, and this momentum comes from the perception that there was indeed a coup in Brazil." "Brazilians perceive the coup, they perceive that Dilma was wronged, and they perceive that the coup occurred to sell Brazil to foreigners and eliminate the rights of the poorest," he added.

The National Congress approved on Friday (6) the rules for the 2018 elections and increased the deadline for potential candidates who want to change their electoral domicile. Now, they need to inform the address six months before the election.

Dilma, whose domicile is in Rio Grande do Sul (where she lived for the last few years before becoming Lula's minister and president), has until April 7th to change her address. The former president is originally from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais.

A survey conducted by the Quaest institute with 2,2 voters in 189 cities in Minas Gerais indicated that Dilma leads in voting intentions for the Senate in the state, with 12% of spontaneous voting intentions.