[6] For the position of Vice President, Ciro chose former Minister of Agriculture and Senator from Tocantins Kátia Abreu as his running mate.

Abreu was previously a member of the centrist Brazilian Democratic Movement party, but was expelled due to her opposition to the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, thus leading to her joining the PDT.

Despite her opposition to Dilma's impeachment, many on the left criticized the choice of Abreu for Vice President due to her history as an ally of agribusiness interests.

[9] On social policy, Ciro ran in support of creating a national secretariat specifically to protect LGBT rights in Brazil.

This is because Haddad's loss was largely attributed to anti-PT sentiment following Operation Car Wash, which would not have affected Ciro.