A stand-alone candidate for the presidency of , Astronauta (-SP) says that the former president (PL) should have been , at the beginning of the week, as he belonged to Donald Trump’s ally, in the United States.
Bolsonaro saying that his decision to run against (-AP) despite the PL was “regrettable”. Pontes minimizes the wear and tear and even claims to have been inspired by the former president — who was defeated four times for the presidency of the Chamber.
“He must have been upset, of course, I would be upset too. It’s like when you eat something that tastes bad”, says the senator to Sheet.
Why did you decide to run for the Senate against a candidate considered almost unanimous?
Firstly, unanimity is bad for democracy. I had 11 million votes in the Senate in 2022, the biggest vote in Brazil and one of the biggest in history. I listen to the population all the time and I missed having a right-wing candidate who represented precisely these desires of the population, things that we have defended since the campaign: against drugs, abortion, gambling, in favor of true democracy, freedom, amnesty, to place impeachment proceedings [contra ministros do STF] to vote.
O mr. announced his candidacy on the same day as , which demonstrated that Mr. he was isolated and without support. Is that right?
I respect the party’s position, no problem, it’s part of it. I was very careful not to affect the party, I spoke to Valdemar [Costa Neto]party president before. I said: I’m going to make an independent application so as not to face retaliation [ao PL]. The party.
And before introducing myself, I went to talk to Davi too. I said: David, nothing against you, you have your ideas, I have mine. I’m going to present my candidacy because I think there needs to be a candidacy from the right. Then he, well, but… Okay, that’s part of it, that’s a senator’s prerogative. The fact that it is an independent candidacy does not harm the party.
But Mr. Do you really believe you can win? What everyone says is that Alcolumbre will be the next president of the Senate.
I was born on the outskirts, without sanitation, without pavements, without anything. I told people I wanted to be a pilot, they looked at me and laughed. And I was not only a pilot, I was an astronaut. In other words, you have to believe in things.
What did Valdemar say?
He said: oh, no problem, go there, [de forma] independent, there is no problem, it is the senator’s prerogative. But you will be disappointed. I said it like this: but it’s better for me to be disappointed in others than to be disappointed in myself.
And do you know who inspired me a lot in this too? Bolsonaro. He was a four-time candidate for president of the [perdeu em todas as ocasiões].
Bolsonaro made it clear that he is upset with Mr.
I saw. I have known Bolsonaro for more than 20 years, I consider him my friend. And a friend is that thing, he can agree with you or disagree with you. It’s part of friendship. The important thing is that we are thinking in the same direction, about working to help Brazil.
You also have to consider that it was there at Trump’s inauguration. And he must have been upset, of course, I would have been upset too. It’s like when you eat something that tastes bad, like that, right? No problem, don’t worry, we’re still fighting.
There is also one in PL and around Alcolumbre. Senator Ciro Nogueira (PP-PI) called it ingratitude and betrayal.
A person’s opinion only helps us get to know them. Other than that, it doesn’t do much good. The fact that I went to space gave me more insight into life and more ability to evaluate many things than people who never went. This gives me the serenity to be able to look at this [e pensar]one day you will learn a little more. Regarding betrayal, there is no such thing.
I continue to do the same thing I promised my voters. I haven’t changed at all. And I will continue like this. I was there campaigning in 2018. You have to check, I don’t remember where Ciro was in 2018. But I was there campaigning, a lot, for Bolsonaro, in São Paulo. But that’s also beside the point; That’s in the past, right?
X-ray | Marcos Pontes, 61
He is a senator for São Paulo and former Minister of Science and Technology in the Bolsonaro (PL) government. Aeronautical engineer and astronaut, he became the first Brazilian to go to space, in 2006, through the Centenary Mission.
