After the POR, the governor of Sao Paulo, (Republicans), changed the tone of his demonstrations about the president’s criticism of the coup plot process. Tarcísio oscillated between Endoso to Trump, messages to the judiciary and criticism (PT), but retreated after the negative repercussion that involves the consequences of Brazilian products from August 1.
On Thursday (10), the governor even canceled the rest of the agenda in and flew to Brasilia, where he talked to the former president (PL) about how he would act on the fares. Tarcisio is also an admirer of Trump and has already posed with the cap used by the US president in the campaign.
Understand the comings and goings in Tarcisio’s reaction to Trump’s movements:
Endorse to Trump and message to the Supreme Court
The governor in support of Bolsonaro released on July 7. That had been the American’s first public demonstration about the process to which Bolsonaro responds in Brazilian courts. In the document, the US president calls the action that investigates the involvement of the former president of the scammer plot “Witch Hunt”. Tarcisio endorsed the criticism and stated that Bolsonaro should be judged “only by the Brazilian people, during the elections”, in reference to the performance of the Supreme Court.
Direct attack on the Lula government
After the announcement of the rates, on July 9, the governor. On social networks, Tarcisio culpted the president and exempted Bolsonaro in the articulation that resulted in increased tariffs.
“Lula put his ideology above the economy, and this is the result. They had time to honor dictatorships, defend censorship and assault the largest direct investor in Brazil. Other countries sought negotiation. There is no point in hiding behind Bolsonaro.
Impact on rates
The day after the announcement of tariffs, Tarcisio. The governor also stated that the moment is the performance of Brazilian diplomacy. He did not comment on the mention of Bolsonaro and spoke of “distance” between the Lula and Trump government.
“The tariff is deleterious, especially for those states that have industrial production of higher added value […] And we obviously need to sit at the table, set aside ideological issues, “said Tarcisio on July 10.
In the first half of 2025, exports from the state of São Paulo to the US totaled R $ 6.39 billion.
Shortly after talking to journalists on the morning of the 10th, Tarcisio to meet Bolsonaro. The communication of the Bandeirantes Palace did not respond whether or not the aircraft belonged to the São Paulo government.
The meeting served for Tarcisio to warn the former president that he intended to adopt the discourse of concern with the economy of the state of São Paulo and put in the background the defense of amnesty as a key to reverse rates. According to Sheet learned ,.
However, the former president would have been opposed to the meeting, according to a close person.
STF Order
In another movement, Tarcisio called Supreme Ministers and tried to convince them to. The proposal was considered surprising and strange. The former president, defendant for the coup plot, had his passport seized and is forbidden to leave the country.
The crisis triggered by the tariffs imposed by Trump. On the one hand, the governor tries to show himself a faithful supporter of Bolsonaro. On the other, he tries to keep the image moderate to the STF ministers and entrepreneurs. An ally from Tarcisio told the Sheet That to conquer the electorate scholarship, he will have to climb the tone against the court.
While still in Brasilia on Friday (11), Gabriel Escobar. The US mission in Brazil, which has been without ambassador since the beginning of the Trump administration, said that São Paulo is the state “with the largest concentration of US investment in Brazil.”
The meeting fueled discussions about whether the governor would be putting himself as a possible negotiator with the United States.
I spend back in the defense of the general amnesty
As Bolsonaro said that he would do, Tarcisio softened Amnesty’s defense speech as a solution to increased tariffs, which he called “something complicated” on Saturday (12), the. In addition, when asked about the movement with the Supreme to turn Bolsonaro into a negotiator, he disconnected. “I signed a petition? No. This is silly,” he said.
Repercussions in Planalto application
Despite stating that he intends to run for reelection in São Paulo, Tarcisio is treated as a possible name for the 2026 presidential race. The crisis of increased tariffs, however,
The Lula administration tends to associate the impacts of tariff with Tarcisio and the opposition. “You won’t try to hide Trump’s Little Riding Hood, no, Tarcisio. You can be showing us who you are too,” on Thursday.
Tarcisio allies call the initial reaction to the tariff of the biggest mistake ever made by the governor, and entrepreneurs who defended his candidacy as a representative of a moderate right began to question his independence from pockets.
