The Meio Independente wrote that the elected president of the Alerj would temporarily assume the government of Rio, but was prevented by the STF. The publication stated that the candidacy was only competing through the PL, without coalition, without support from the state apparatus or the city hall, and without favoritism in the polls. It also predicted a victory in the first round, attributing it to what God would have determined, and associated Rio with Flávio, Ruas, Portinho, and Carlos Jordy. (translated)