Sergio Moro of the PL party was elected governor of Paraná in the first round on Oct. 4, taking just over half of valid votes and avoiding a runoff. Election results cited by right-leaning coverage put Moro at 50.11%, ahead of Sandro Alex of PSD on 25.35% and Requião Filho of PDT on 23.47%. “Moro achieved an absolute majority of valid votes and ended the contest without the need for a second round,” the account said.¹

For Moro’s supporters and allied coverage, the outcome was more than a personal win: it defeated both the left, represented by Requião Filho, and the political group led by outgoing Governor Ratinho Junior. That group had governed Paraná for two terms but failed to elect Sandro Alex as successor. The same account argues that Ratinho Junior’s delayed choice of a candidate and divisions among allies strengthened Moro’s bid.²

Moro will leave his Senate seat to alternate Luis Felipe Cunha and take his first elected executive-office post. His administration, beginning in 2027, will test whether he can work with a state assembly accustomed to Ratinho Junior’s leadership, according to the report. Moro campaigned on public security, anti-corruption measures, health-care waiting lists, full-time education and logistics investment.¹

Left-leaning coverage likewise recorded Moro’s first-round victory, listing him at 50.10%, or roughly 3.1 million votes, with Sandro Alex second and Requião Filho third. It described Moro as a former judge and senator, while placing the result alongside the wider state races, including Senate victories by Filipe Barros and Deltan Dallagnol.³

The competing accounts differ sharply in emphasis. One sees a realignment away from Ratinho Junior’s governing coalition and toward Moro’s PL-led ticket; the other focuses on the vote totals and the setback for the left-backed candidacy. Both point to the same immediate reality: Paraná will enter 2027 under new leadership, with Moro needing to turn an electoral majority into a workable governing coalition.