The mention of the former president (PL) in the letter announced the PT, in the assessment of the president’s party, a new opportunity to compete for some of the most expensive symbols to his political opponents: the Brazilian flag and the green and yellow colors.
Bolsonaro’s political group was able to associate with its members the national colors and the discourse of patriotism – the point of arrested for attacks on the headquarters of the powers on January 8, 2023 define themselves as “patriots” even in the testimonials to the competent authorities.
The PT has now taken advantage of the pockets’ patriotism. The party launched last week the campaign “Defend Brazil”, which intensively uses the colors of the Brazilian flag.
“Patriotism is not carnival fantasy. Now the masks have fallen. The real patriot is the Brazilian people,” the party published on Sunday (13) on social network along with an image in which national colors appear prominent.
“Bolsonaro has taxed Brazil. They ran to the US asking for help and raised again against their own country! Who defends Trump is defending the interests from outside, not from the Brazilian people!” The party said in another post.
The speech was adopted by petistas after Trump said in the letter announced the new fare that Bolsonaro’s trial in the case of the coup plot is a “witch hunt that should end immediately” [a palavra foi escrita em letras maiúsculas no documento original]”.
The announcement came after a campaign conducted in the US by the Licensed Deputy (PL-SP) to press the US government to adopt measures that could embarrass the Supreme Court (STF) and benefit his father and allies with an amnesty or the end of the coup plot process.
Other factors influenced surcharge, as attempts to regulate the business of large American technology companies in Brazilian territory. But Eduardo’s movements stood out in the public debate.
According to the PT Secretary of Communication, federal deputy Jilmar Tatto (SP), the campaign is in defense of the country’s sovereignty. “When it comes to defending Brazil, it is natural to have a greater amplitude and not put the PT flag, but to put the flag of Brazil.”
He mentions the possibility of events in recent weeks influence the 2026 election. “I think Bolsonaro, Bolsonaro’s children and Trump are being a good electoral cable of Lula next year,” said the PT leader.
Bolsonaro and his political group often accuse petistas not to care about Brazil and say that the traditional red of the caption indicates plans to turn the country into a communist state.
No wonder the slogan “Our flag will never be red” is commonly evoked by pockets, including the former president in his inauguration speech at the Planalto Palace in January 2019.
Attempts to dodge these attacks and associate with national colors have precedents in Lula’s political group. During the 2022 campaign, for example, the petista leader responded directly to these lines in a rally in Florianópolis (SC).
“Brazil is not a party,” said Lula at the time. “He [Bolsonaro] It uses this flag because it is not proud that I have to say ‘this is my party’. This flag is from my country, and this flag is from my party, “said Lula pointing to flags from Brazil and the PT.
In early 2025 ,. It was a counterpoint to the red cap with the phrase “Make America Great Again”, popular among Donald Trump supporters in the United States and which was used in Brazil by right -wing politicians such as Bolsonaro himself and the governor of ,.
In 2022, the slogan of Lula’s campaign, “Let’s go together for Brazil”, was presented with the national flag and the colors green, yellow and blue in the foreground – still that the red was also present in the logo.
