The governor of Goiás, (União Brasil), declared that “life goes on” after the former president () in the investigation into the coup plot.
Until this Saturday (23), the governor, who is an ally of the former president and wants to run for Palácio do Planalto in 2026, had ignored the episode.
“So what? Life goes on. Now it’s been just this discussion in Brazil for two years. The government doesn’t have a proposal. I’m governor of the state. If I were to worry about the little things, I wouldn’t govern,” he stated.
Caiado’s statement was given to journalists during the opening dinner of the 55th Conib Convention (Israeli Confederation of Brazil), at Clube A Hebraica, in .
Caiado took the opportunity to reinforce that he will be a candidate for President. The governor said that he will launch his candidacy after Carnival, in Salvador, and that in January he will begin visiting cities in the interior.
Asked by Sheet what the relationship with the former president would be like if he were to run as a candidate, Caiado said that he has no problem with Bolsonaro, to whom he has always supported, and that the ally is the one who should be questioned about this.
“Everyone knows that I always supported him even though he ran a candidate against me in Goiânia, but we were victorious”, he stated.
In the municipal election in the capital of Goiás, Bolsonaro supported Fred Rodrigues (PL) (), who ended up being elected mayor. In Curitiba, the former president’s PL was on the ticket of Eduardo Pimentel (PSD), supported by Ratinho Jr, but still.
governor of Rio de Janeiro, was also at the Israeli Confederation event and spoke about Bolsonaro’s indictment. Castro stated that he did not believe in a coup d’état and said that everything will be clarified by the courts.
“What I believe is that there were troublesome people doing trouble, and that they must be punished,” he said.
The governor of Rio also declared that he trusts the (Attorney General’s Office) and that the body will be very careful in dealing with the former president, as he is a head of state.
The president of Conib, Claudio Lottenberg, said in a speech that he did not invite the current president of the Republic, but that the future president was in the ceremony room.
Also participating in the event in the capital of São Paulo were the governor of São Paulo, (Republicans), the minister, of the (Supreme Federal Court), the mayor of São Paulo, (), and senator Carlos Viana (Podemos-MG).
Governor Tarcísio has avoided the press since his statement on the day of voting in the second round, when he stated, without providing evidence, that in ().
At dinner, he told journalists that he would not give interviews.
