He announced that he will launch the governor of Minas Gerais, as a presidential candidate during an event on the 16th. According to a statement of the subtitle, the movement had the approval of the former president ().
Zema met with Bolsonaro on the 14th and reported to the former president his intention to dispute the Planalto. “Bolsonaro received the news positively and encouraged pre-candidacy, highlighting the importance of more names on the right in the first round,” says the note.
The party expects to receive 2,000 people at the time of launch.
With the ineligibility of Bolsonaro, right -wing governors, such as Zema, are listed to run for presidency in 2026 – but (Republicans), governor of São Paulo, is the name with the most strength.
They are also in the Junior Ratinho (PSD-PR), (-GO) and (PSD-RS) In addition, members of the Bolsonaro family, such as Michelle and Eduardo, are considered as presidential.
“In 2018, Zema was a stranger. Even so, he won the miners, won the elections and took mines from the abyss where the PT had left the state. He is able to do the same for Brazil,” said new president Eduardo Ribeiro.
In, Zema stated that if he was elected president, he would pardon Bolsonaro. The governor also said he would only run if the former president, who is ineligible until at least 2030, was not a candidate.
“I am pleased to see that the right has several options and, the more options, the more chances, unlike the left. I still confident that President Bolsonaro can have his political rights reconquited and be the candidate. If he is sure, the right will work together around his name,” he said.
In the same interview, Zema stated that the existence of the military dictatorship “is a matter of interpretation.”
Last Friday (18), the Minas Gerais governor called and the order of the (Supreme Court) that he will wear an electronic anklet of. Alongside the former president, Zema often frequents the Bolsonarist demonstrations in favor of amnesty for accused of acts of coup.
Since his first election to the Minas Gerais government in 2018, when he surprised to leave third place and win in the second round with more than 70% of the votes.
The turn was drawn when he called Bolsonaro’s figure in a debate held by TV Globo. In that election, his party, the new, had João Amoêdo in the race to the Planalto Palace. “Those who want change, for sure, can vote for different candidates, which are Amoêdo and Bolsonaro,” Zema said at the time.
