Considered the main candidate for the presidency opposition in 2026, the governor (Republicans) narrows ties with the financial market, agribusiness and center-right parties, while isolates the children of (), his political godfather, and reinforces loyalty to the former president.
Amid the series of negative news for his field, which includes the house arrest of Bolsonaro and the, which is in the United States, Tarcisio participated in events that expanded his visibility as presidential, but without detached from the former president.
In the field of business support, he participated in events of BTG and Itaú banks, the Investment Broker Warren and Secovi, Paulista Real Estate Association, as well as two agricultural forums. Already in the political field, participated in the convention that united progressives and União Brasil and, in the house of the president of União Brasil, Antonio de Rueda – a group that openly works to consolidate his candidacy.
In addition, he gave a lecture at the Lagoinha de Alphaville Baptist Church, in the metropolitan region of, in nods to evangelicals; There was a lunch promoted by Alexandre Bettamio, from Bank of America, the second largest financial institution in the US; and participated in dinners with artists like.
In meetings, Tarcisio and made speeches to promote his own management or criticize the government (PT), but still betting on him to the São Paulo government. The nods, however, are restricted to the former president himself and do not include, for example, the defense of Eduardo or other scholars in the sights of the Supreme Court.
Still in May, when Eduardo was already in the United States preaching sanctions to Minister Alexandre de Moraes, Tarcisio worked for a unification of the center-right against the reelection of President Lula.
In an event to join his secretary Guilherme Derrite to the PP, which gathered Valdemar Costa Neto (PL), Antonio de Rueda (União Brasil), Ciro Nogueira (Progressives), Gilberto Kassab (PSD) and Renata Abreu (Somos), but was boycotted by allies of the Bolsonaro clan ,.
“One thing that is important, which cannot go unnoticed, is the symbolism of this meeting here. It is the amount of leaders we have here, all over Brazil. For those who doubt this group will be united next year, I say to you: this group will be united.” He has maintained the same speech since then.
Radical pockets criticize the movement. In the assessment of a member of the group, Governor Mira attracts Bolsonaro’s electorate, but without committing to the most expensive agenda to them, such as the amnesty to those accused of involvement in the attempt of coup and the impeachment of Minister Alexandre de Moraes, who are not priority of the financial market.
Tarcisio never responded to any of the various public criticism he has already received from pockets. Confronted with those last Wednesday (20), where the environment of distrust and disrespect between Eduardo, the father, Tarcisio and the pastor was exposed, the governor maintained the strategy.
“I won’t comment on a private conversation from father to son. It’s a question that only matters to both of them. And I don’t even know why these conversations were released,” he said on Thursday afternoon.
Earlier this week, he had already left the Rio councilman (PL), who said “democratic governors” had behavior in a critique of the movements of Tarcisio and (MG), who had launched his presidential pre-candidacy the day before.
The governor does not publicly admit his intention to run for the presidency and says he seeks reelection. An ally from Tarcisio said the recent turbulent scenario has given this alternative, but that the governor moves to remain in the preference of party leaders and different agents of the market.
Another ally ponders that, regardless of the position Tarcisio competing in 2026, he cannot fail to meet the so -called – as the dinner promoted by Rueda on Tuesday (19) – because the political field needs to pass the union image to defeat Lula at the polls.
For the closest circle of Tarcisio, however, the assessment is that the scenario is still the same as before the latest crisis: it is Bolsonaro who will decide whether or not the governor will run for the presidency.
Last Friday (22), the governor met with most of his secretariat and mayors of the Marilia region, in the interior, to announce an investment package in the area, strong in the food industry and livestock.
In a typical pre-campaign governor agenda for reelection, he made a series of nods to municipal rulers, vital to opening local stands.
“We will work so that your mandates are the best possible, so that you can make a lot of delivery, and we want to be participating, celebrating each victory with each of you,” he said.
