The governor () has been talking to reserve with politicians about the profile, party and possible names of a possible candidate for vice -president competing for the presidency in 2026, according to allies. Among the quotes are members of Centrão, former government ministers () and former first lady Michelle.
The discussions are embryonic, in chats about the political scenario, and are far from a concrete negotiation about who will occupy the vacancy. The deputy, repeat politicians who participated in these meetings, is one of the last figures to be chosen, and Tarcisio has not even decided if he will actually run for presidency – which will depend on the support of.
Any movement is treated with caution, especially for the moment: the trial by the scammer that is underway, and articulations in this sense are strongly rejected by pockets, classified as betrayal.
The governor has already become the target of Bolsonaro’s sons, the Rio councilman (PL) and the deputy (PL-SP), who by his father’s political estate. Since then, he began to act more actively by amnesty to the former president in Congress.
There are, however, intense behind-the-scenes movements and competition among those interested in positioning themselves to occupy the deputy post, either for their ability to attract votes, the political structure they can offer the candidacy, political connections or the confidence of the former president.
In these conversations, narrated to Sheet By three people who participated in meetings with Tarcísio and four others who heard reports of those who were present, the governor of conjectures and analyzes the profile of each quoted for the deputy. In all of them, he points out that he will only compete if he has Bolsonaro’s endorsement.
Publicly, Tarcisio repeats that he will continue in São Paulo. “Governor Tarcisio de Freitas is a candidate for reelection of the State of São Paulo and not to the presidency. Therefore, there is no discussion about a possible candidate for vice president,” his advisory said.
Nevertheless, the governor began to deal more with the national agenda, act more strongly in the right joints and make clashes with the president (PT). Recently, even in an event with politicians and entrepreneurs – doing “40 years in 4”.
The priority in the vice would be someone indicated by the former president. A composition with former first lady Michelle is considered unbeatable by members of the right and center right because she is a woman, evangelical, charismatic and having the surname Bolsonaro.
Another possibility is that she competes for the presidency to represent her husband, who is ineligible and may be convicted at the time of the election. If this happens, Tarcisio would compete for the government of São Paulo.
While this picture is not clear, Michelle remains as a candidate for the Senate by the Federal District. Centrão politicians say they believe that Bolsonaro will prefer this way to his wife, considering that a strong Senate bench would have “” and being the house responsible for the impeachment of ministers of the (Supreme Court).
Michelle in the Senate election would open the vice vacancy for someone without the Bolsonaro surname. A politician who moves to occupy this space is the Senator (PL-RN), former Minister of Regional Development, according to allies.
PL Secretary-General, he acted in the assembly of plates in the municipal elections and maintains good relations with the clan. THE Sheet He said he is dedicated to pre-candidacy for the Rio Grande do Norte government. It is also well regarded among the pockets to preside over the Senate if the right has a majority.
Marinho is one of the names praised by Tarcisio for the vacancy, alongside former Minister of Agriculture (-MS). The governor sees technical and political quality in them, as well as electoral assets: the senator as a bridge with the Northeast, and she, with women. .
The choice of the vice will also depend on the party to which Tarcisio will be affiliated, allies say with whom he talked. If you accept PL pressure and change Republicans for the party to run for presidency, the vice place should have another subtitle.
In this scenario, he indicated that he would accept someone from the PP-Union Brazil Federation for the vacancy, but wants to choose the name-which starts from the federation politicians evaluates that it would indicate the former Minister of Agriculture.
Who works actively in the Federation to occupy the vice is the president of the PP, Senator (PI). The pockets see him suspiciously that the PP maintains positions in government and refusing to sign the impeachment of the STF minister.
With the former president, however, he has a good relationship: he was one of the first to visit him in house arrest. According to reports, at the time he said that Bolsonaro does not have to define who will be his successor, but needs to refer to this person to be chosen so that he can prepare and work the candidacy. Ciro Nogueira denies conversations to be a candidate for vice.
Another interested in the vacancy, according to allies, is the governor of Minas Gerais, (new). He launched himself a presidential candidate, but in reserved conversations, he admitted that there should be no room for another right-wing candidacy if Bolsonaro supports Tarcisio.
HAS Sheet Zema said he will go to the end as a candidate for president, as he did in both contests for governor. “Bolsonaro himself, with whom I was four or five weeks ago, and is the biggest leader on the right, personally told me that the more right candidates the better. His view coincides here with mine,” he says.
