A few hours after being, former President Jair Bolsonaro took the stage alongside Governor Tarcisio de Freitas (Republicans) and joked as he called the stage a man similar to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT). The supporter wore a t -shirt and hat with the colors of the Brazilian flag.
“This is Lula do Bem,” said Bolsonaro, drawing laughs from the ruralist audience, while participating in the International Fair of the Meat Production Chain (Feicorte), in Presidente Prudente (SP).
“Election without Bolsonaro is the denial of democracy,” says former president
Inelegable until 2030, Bolsonaro said that Brazilian democracy is incomplete without its presence at the polls. “Election without Jair Bolsonaro is the denial of democracy,” he said.
The former president took advantage of the stage to trace comparisons between the two governments, focusing on ministers and first ladies:
“Can you compare Paulo Guedes with Haddad? Renan Filho with Tarcisio? Can you compare Janja with Michelle? We show that Brazil has a way.”
Bolsonaro indicates Tarcisio as a strong name for 2026
In compliments, Bolsonaro returned to endorse Tarcísio de Freitas as a possible successor in a possible presidential dispute.
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“He felt the taste of politics and now it doesn’t leave,” Bolsonaro said, remembering that Tarcisio was his infrastructure minister for almost four years. “I invited him to apply.” He was reluctant, but accepted. “
With an ironic tone, the former president mentioned the weight loss of the governor of São Paulo, suggesting that this would already be a preparation for the election. “I’m going to give him some private lessons,” he joked.
In addition to Bolsonaro and Tarcisio, the event was attended by the PSD president and secretary of government, Gilberto Kassab, Deputy Governor Felício Ramuth (PSD), Alesp President André do Prado (PL), and Secretary of Agriculture, Guilherme Piai (Republicans).
