A target of two weeks ago, the mayor of Sorocaba (SP), Rodrigo Manga (), follows cutting by parties seeking names for 2026. And they keep conversations with the politician, who gained projection on social networks with videos of Tom Debochado.
Negotiation with União Brasil is seen as advanced by members of the acronym, who has already housed, in March, the wife of manga, Sirlange Maganhato. The mayor, however, still evaluates the scenarios and conditions the change to the governor (Republicans).
If Tarcisio competes for the presidency, Manga wants to put himself as an option to the government, with the approval of Republicans, which is chaired by federal deputy Marcos Pereira, his ally. Pereira’s support can be a hindrance to change the acronym and affect negotiations with the PRTB and União Brasil.
Figures close to Tarcisio see the announcement of mango candidacy for the presidency or the government as a personal marketing.
After having his home -targeting PF search and seizure in an investigation against criminal organization suspected of diverting public resources intended for health, the mayor says the operation the conversation with the parties and gave him more projection.
“The intention of this political act [a operação] It was disturbing, but ended up helping me, strengthening me, “said Manga, who accumulates 3 million followers on Instagram and 3 million in.
The mayor adopts the speech that the action of federal police, who also served warrants at the City Hall and the Health Department, in addition to the Municipal Directory of Republicans and the home of the former Secretary of Administration, would be a political framework to reject its possible candidacy, which, according to him, may be for the presidency or to the Bandeirantes Palace.
The operation, which began in 2022, investigates whether there were frauds in hiring a social organization to manage and perform health actions and services in Sorocaba. According to the PF, acts of money laundering through deposits in kind, payment of slips and real estate negotiations were identified.
In a video published on the same day of the operation, mango mocked: “It was me to announce my candidacy for the presidency of the Republic and score in the internal polls that sent the Federal Police here at my home. […] I will intensify my candidacy. I’m not afraid of you, President Lula. “
Despite União Brasil leaders with whom Sheet He talked to have kept the invitation after the operation, the party did not publicly defend the mayor. Asked, the president of the subtitle in Sao Paulo, former councilman Milton Leite, said “only the subject of his wife was referred.” “Nothing else has been negotiated. He is affiliated with Republicans, I can’t speak for someone from another party.”
The president of the PRTB, Leonardo Avalanche, defended manga and said that if he goes to the acronym, he will be a candidate for the São Paulo government.
“I see this operation as another worrying chapter of political persecution that has intensified as we approach 2026, especially in relation to the São Paulo government,” says Avalanche.
The position of the acronym president is an attempt to bring the mayor of Sorocaba to PRTB, who was responsible for launching the candidacy of another digital influencer in the 2024 elections ,.
The latest research shows Tarcisio as a favorite reelection in 2026. Nevertheless, in one of the scenarios tested without the name of the current governor, Manga appears in fourth position, with 5%, as well as the Minister of Health, (PT).
