The mayor of, () has been diminishing the resistance of pockets to succeed (Republicans) in the dispute by the state government in 2026.
With public gestures and reserved conversations, the mayor’s allies strategy is to tie the support of allies as soon as possible and avoid what happened in their reelection in the state capital. At the time, amid hesitation to align with pockets, he had to compete in this share of the electorate against influencer Pablo Marçal (PRTB).
Nunes’ advance was evident from the friendly way he was received by pockets on Paulista Avenue on the last day 3, (Supreme Court), and in support of amnesty for the acts of January 8.
On September 7 last year, when Nunes, campaigning, still asked for electoral support from the former president, the mayor went to an act of Bolsonaro, but was not even greeted by him.
Already at the most recent event, without Bolsonaro’s presence, prevented from participating by decision of Moraes, of the Supreme Court, the reception in pockets was more warm.
Without the presence of Tarcisio, who marked a medical procedure for the same date, Nunes was placed at the highest point of the electric trio, next to Pastor Silas Malafaia, organizer of the act, with whom he talked several times. When PL President Valdemar Costa Neto went to speak, sent “a special greeting” to Nunes, “who never abandoned Bolsonaro, always [esteve] on our side “.
Pastor Marco Feliciano (PL-SP), who supported Marçal against Nunes last year, said that past was past and praised his work. The speech was interpreted by Nunes, according to allies, as an apology.
Even without talking to the microphone, Nunes received a call from (PL-SP) during the week, in which the deputy thanked his participation in the act.
The rapprochement with pockets was facilitated, according to an ally, by the moment of fragility of the group, which, behind the scenes, recognizes that he has lost part of popular support because of the connection between Eduardo and the 50% surcharge to Brazilian products in the United States, promoted by Donald Trump government.
“What happened is that this was a suprapartisan agenda, where all support is welcome,” said state deputy Lucas Bove (PL), who spoke in the act, commenting on the reception given to the mayor.
Like Tarcisio, who avoids discussing with the team a possible presidential candidacy, according to reports, Nunes also dodges that he works to leave the city.
“Speaking honestly to you, my concern today is with the city,” the mayor told Sheet when dealing with the theme. He has admitted, however, that he would dispute the government if he had the support of Bolsonaro, in a movement coordinated with a Tarcisio candidacy to the Planalto. Nunes’s deputy in the city hall, (), was chosen for this post by the former president.
In addition to harmony with pockets, another mayor’s action front, according to his allies, is to overcome names that also seek the indication of Tarcisio, such as the president of Alesp (Legislative Assembly of São Paulo), André do Prado (PL), who articulates his eventual candidacy from sewing with state deputies and other mayors.
According to interlocutors, when asked about Nunes, the deputy says that the mayor has an important city to manage, with many deliveries to do, and would make no sense to leave the current position.
Nunes tries to circumvent André’s maneuver approaching another well-founded figure by Tarcisio: former governor Rodrigo Garcia (without party), a constant name in the Bandeirantes Palace and considered one of the governor’s advisers, according to auxiliaries.
This seam, however, depends on an agreement with Tarcisio’s secretary of government, Gilberto Kassab, president of the PSD, who also covets the governor’s chair.
Nunes has shown allies research that appears at the head of other opponents in polls for the state government in an attempt to unite the group. “I see Ricardo Nunes as a very strong name for the election,” said Milton Leite (União Brasil), former mayor who still has influence among politicians in the city.
The work in the city hall, in turn, lives an adverse moment. On the one hand, the city has a forecast of R $ 16.2 billion for investments this year and has already released half of the funds. Works with potential electoral impact, such as the VLT (Light Rail Vehicle) around the Old Center and the revitalization of Dom Pedro 2º Park, until the end of the term, are on the way to begin.
On the other hand, the mayor has difficulty controlling the City Council and suffered an important defeat: he could not avoid the installation of a CPI (Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry) that will investigate the granting of real estate benefits in the city.
Management has also adopted measures that opposition points as gestures to pockets, such as pirate literary party of independent publishers, linked to leftist movements, in the Praça das Artes, in the center – organizers sought new spaces for the event in a hurry.
Nunes still lives with the shadow of an investigation into his relationship with “”. How it showed the SheetEarlier this year, he tried to lock an ongoing investigation on the subject in the Federal Police (Superior Court of Justice).
