With the almost certain absence of the ineligible of the presidential dispute, avoiding in many applications is the biggest challenge for 2026, they evaluate representatives of this ideological field.
The group’s parties should take undefined with the insistence of the former president in the candidacy.
Allies say he is determined to defend his own name until the time of registration of the electoral plate, a few months before the election, betting on the pressure of street movements and, such as the US President ,.
Party leaders and parliamentarians from the right and center, however, are dissatisfied with the scenario. They fear that the delay in admitting another candidacy can cost the election.
For these leaders, the ideal would be to bring together the right around a single candidate by the end of this year, in time to build a national candidacy.
The favorite for the mission is the governor of São Paulo ,. One of the arguments for convincing Bolsonaro to support the political godson is that, if elected, Tarcisio could grant him the presidential forgiveness, freeing him from a prison today.
The right considers the governor a strong candidate for maintaining one in front of the country’s largest electoral college and being seen as an agglutinating alternative.
In 2026 Tarcisio could count on the votes of the pockets and center sectors, who see him as a representative of a moderate right, despite the and sometimes speech of pockets.
On the other hand, there are obstacles to your candidacy. Competing to the presidency would be to give up a practically certain reelection in Sao Paulo. Tarcisio would risk losing against or his successor and ending without office.
In addition, according to the electoral law, to dispute the Planalto, he would have to move away from the government in April 2026.
“Without Bolsonaro, Tarcisio would tend to unify everyone in our field. But if he doesn’t want to, there [Ronaldo] Caiado, Ratinho Jr., [Romeu] Zema and others have to sit down to decide who will be. The only thing I know is that the right should not release more than one name, “says Deputy Pedro Lupion (-PR), president of the ruralist bench in Congress.
Tarcisio recently admitted to allies who may run for presidency if Bolsonaro asks, even though he preferred to run for reelection in Sao Paulo. Officially, however, the governor denies the possibility.
While any movement of Tarcisio depends on the decision of the political godfather, other options not directly linked to the former president present themselves.
The governor of Goiás, announced that he will launch his pre-candidacy on April 4. Politicians on the right say that at age 75 and finalizing the second management ahead of the state, it is determined to follow in the dispute.
For this, however, he will need to resort to the Electoral Court, as due to condemnation for abuse of political power in last year’s municipal elections.
Her relationship with Bolsonaro, marked by Rusgs, can also be an impediment for the right to unite around her candidacy. The former president considers that Caiado betrayed him in the covid pandemic, and in the 2024 election, when in the dispute in the capital of Goiás.
Moreover, it is not certain that it will take you to the end of the governor’s candidacy. The party has three ministries in the Lula administration and it is still possible to decide to support the continuity of management.
The influencer, the ineligible influencer, and the singer – has already announced their presidential aspirations should be joined.
Two other governors often cited as options for a right -wing candidacy are from Paraná, and from Minas Gerais. Already, from Rio Grande do Sul, would have more center-right profile.
Mouse could wave to more moderate sectors, while already praised by Bolsonaro. However, its party, the PSD, makes up the Lula administration and there is no decision on the position for 2026.
Zema, in turn, although well evaluated in her management, is considered a weaker candidate because she is still unknown to most Brazilians and integrates a small party.
“The right has several good names, I can name about ten. Very different from the left. Who would be the name there? Fernando Haddad, who could not conduct the economy of the country?” Senator Damares Alves (-DF).
According to her, the right must first unify and then add sectors more to the center. “We get along very well with the center, President Bolsonaro himself waved a lot to the center in his government, calling people as [o senador] Ciro Nogueira, for example. “
There is also a chance that a member of the Bolsonaro family, probably the federal deputy, who has gained projection with his own, can captain a right -wing candidacy in the absence of his father, keeping the lead in the clan.
For this, however, he would need to give up a well -sent election to the Senate in Sao Paulo. And it would not be easy to convince the center that he would be the best name to the right: Eduardo is seen as inexperienced and arouses the same rejection of the father.
Running out, there is still the possibility that the mission, which also has a candidate in 2026. The name of the presenter has already been ventilated, but there are doubts about what his engagement with the caption would be. Another option would be an application led by an organic member of the group.
Possible right -wing candidates to 2026
1) Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicans)
Governor of São Paulo
A favor: Well evaluated, governs the largest electoral college in the country. Would have votes from pockets and center sectors, who see him as a representative of a moderate right
Contra: Would give up a reelection considered quiet in SP on behalf of an uncertain dispute against Lula or his candidate
2) Romeu Zema (new)
Governor of Minas Gerais
A favor: Is ahead of the second largest electoral college in the country and has the improvement in the state’s public accounts as its visiting card
Contra: Still unknown to most Brazilians; belongs to a small party
3) Ronaldo Caiado (União Brasil)
Governor of Goiás
A favor: Is in its second term in the executive and has three decades of experience in politics; made public safety a brand
Contra: There are Rusgas with Bolsonaro, which can disturb their plans. Was decreed ineligible by the Electoral Court and will need to resort
4) Ratinho Jr. (PSD)
Governor of Paraná
A favor: It is in the second term and is well evaluated. It belongs to a center party and could wave to more moderate sectors besides the right. Has already been praised by Bolsonaro
Contra: The PSD composes the Lula administration and there is still no decision on who will walk in 2026, or if there will be its own candidacy
5) Eduardo Leite (PSDB)
Governor of Rio Grande do Sul
A favor: It could be a right-wing name of the “third way”; Sanned the state accounts
Contra: Belongs to a party that is crumbling and can even be extinguished soon
6) Eduardo Bolsonaro ()
Federal Deputy by São Paulo
A favor: Has gained projection in the clan as a representative with trumps and the international right in general
Contra: Awakens the same rejection of the Father, and is seen as inexperienced; would have to give up a well -sent election to the Senate
7) (PL)
Senator by Rio de Janeiro
In favor: considered the most politically skilled son of Jair Bolsonaro
Contra: Involved in corruption scandals, such as the “crack”; would give up reelection well sent to the Senate
8) (PL)
Former first lady
A favor: It goes well in the research, it is evangelical and seen by PL as an asset to win the female electorate
Contra: Bolsonaro himself is resistant to the candidacy and has said that she should run for the Senate by the Federal District
9) Pablo Marçal (PRTB)
Influencer
A favor: Has a broad digital presence and had a remarkable performance in the 2024 municipal elections, which helped him become even better known
Contra: It is ineligible and responds to actions in the Electoral Court. It must join União Brasil, a party by which Caiado will launch candidacy. Maintains tense relationship with pockets
10) (No Party)
Cantor
A favor: Well known throughout Brazil for the artistic career
Contra: Has no experience in public office; was involved in Bets scandal
