Less than two weeks after becoming a defendant on charges of leading a coup plot, the former president () promotes a new amnesty act to those involved in January 8 alongside supporters-and possible political heirs-on Sunday (6), on Paulista Avenue, in.
Four of the main names of the right -wing right to the Presidency of the Republic in 2026, given Bolsonaro’s ineligibility, confirmed presence: the governors of São Paulo, (), Minas Gerais, (Novo), Paraná ,. (PSD) and Goiás, (União Brasil). Among them, only Tarcisio was on March 16 in Copacabana, no.
This Sunday’s act, according to its organizers, seeks to demonstrate popular support to the amnesty project – currently stopped in the House of Representatives – and presses its vote urgently. The mobilization also targets criticism of the Federal Supreme Court, which accepted the complaint in which the former president is accused of participating in a coup plot in 2022.
How it showed the SheetBolsonaro’s allies have concentrated efforts on the female audience to lead the movement. This week, the former first lady published a video calling for women to attend the act with lipsticks-referential to the case of hairdresser Débora Rodrigues Santos, who spotted the statue “The Justice”, in front of the STF, was detained for two years and went to house arrest last week.
Bolsonarists have explored the episode to criticize the penalties applied to those involved on January 8. As part of the protest, an inflatable lipstick 6 meters high should be erected on the avenue. The organization foresees that Michelle’s call should attract many women, as the former first lady herself will be present, unlike what happened in the act of Copacabana, and will make a speech.
The bet on female participation aims to soften the impacts of the attacks and place those involved in the sphere of human rights protection, political analyst Julia Almeida told Sheet.
The act starts at 14h, in front of the. Bolsonaro’s speech, which ends the protest, is expected to take place around 4 pm. Interlocutors bet that repeating the script used in Copacabana, speech should focus on amnesty, without emphasizing so much criticism of the Supreme Court. This part would be attributed to the pastor, one of the manifestation organizers.
The same must happen regarding the speech of Bolsonaro’s main political godson, Tarcisio de Freitas. Allies claim that the governor of São Paulo will make a milder speech and focused on the penalties imposed on the convicts of January 8, avoiding attacks on institutions. He must also repeat the compliments to Bolsonaro, whom he always thanks for launching him to political life and who publicly defends in the presidential dispute in 2026, even if the former president is ineligible.
“Brazil was different, we have to go back to prosperity. We need a great leader and this leader is Jair Messias Bolsonaro,” Tarcisio said in his speech at Copacabana in March.
Tarcisio must be the only one of the governors present to speak. In all, eight should attend: (PL), from Rio de Janeiro, Jorginho Mello (PL), from Santa Catarina, Mauro Mendes (Union), from Mato Grosso and Wilson Lima (Union), from Amazonas, as well as the names already mentioned above.
Although Tarcisio publicly denies the intention of running for the Planalto, the governor’s allies state that his departure from office is seen as certain for his surroundings, given his proximity to Bolsonaro, which is staying at the Bandeirantes Palace, the headquarters of the São Paulo government.
Quoted to run for the State Government, such as the mayor of São Paulo, (), and the president at the São Paulo Legislative Assembly, André do Prado (PL), have articulated his candidacies behind the scenes and confirmed presence at the time of Sunday. Nunes, even, was included in the list of speeches.
The expectation is that the act in São Paulo will be greater than what happened in Rio de Janeiro. At the time, 1 million participants were expected, according to the former president. However, Datafolha’s estimate accounted for 30,000 present at the site. This time, both the coordination of the act and Bolsonaro did not present, in numbers, how much they expect to attract Paulista.
In order to prevent the protest from being emptied by rain alerts for Sunday, the organization prepares tents for the electric trios where the speeches will be held and asks the lines to be brief, up to three minutes.
The order of the speeches was defined as follows: First, the federal deputy Priscila Costa (PL-CE) will say a prayer. Following, Deputy Sostenes Cavalcante (PL-RJ), the Deputy Mayor of Dourados (MS), Gianni Nogueira (PL), to whom Bolsonaro intends to support for a Senate vacancy in 2026 (PL-MG) and Caroline de Toni (PL-SC), Senator Rogério Marinho (PL-RN), Nunes, Michelle, Msonaro, Michelle Tarcisio, Malafaia and finally Bolsonaro.
