During a demonstration, Governor called Moraes ‘Tyran’, defended the former president’s return to the polls and was cheered by supporters with shouts against STF minister
The governor of São Paulo, (Republicans), adopted on Sunday (7) the harder tone so far against the Federal Supreme Court (). During a speech at the time of opposition, he stated that “no one can handle the tyranny of a minister as,” he asked for a broad amnesty to the convicts of January 8 and defended former President Jair Bolsonaro’s return to the polls in 2026.
The speech was considered by allies a “watershed”. People close to the governor assess that the time was the most opportune for a firmer gesture towards the pockets and saw in their speech a response to the STF trial against Bolsonaro and other defendants accused of coup attempt. , former chief of the Presidency Secretariat of Communication, classified the position as “Last” and “Direct”. Senator (PL-RJ), Jair’s eldest son, republished Tarcisio’s speech on his social networks.
For federal government sectors, however, the statement represented a frontal attack to the Supreme. The federal deputy, PT leader in the House, said Tarcisio “crossed Rubicão” by accusing Moraes of tyranny, amid a ongoing judgment, which could configure coercion. “Tarcisio does not act as governor, but as Bolsonaro’s lawyer. Who attacks ministers and defends amnesty for conspirators not fighting for freedom: legitimizes crime, sabotes justice and paves the way for new attacks against democracy.”
In the speech of about 15 minutes, Tarcisio said that Bolsonaro “is the only candidate on the right” and charged the mayor (Republicans-PB), which guide the amnesty proposal. “Hugo, guide the amnesty. Let the house decide,” he said, adding that the measure would be the only way to allow the former president to return to the electoral dispute. He also classified the defendants of as “political prisoners” and said there is no evidence that les the bolsonaro to the invasion of the headquarters of the three powers.
Allies remind that if criticism of the Supreme Court provoke cracks in the institutional relationship, Tarcisio will still have time to “recalculate the route” until 2026. The governor himself cited the example of the 1979 Amnesty Law and said that “if the PT exists today is because there was amnesty,” defending “conciliation” as a political output. The demonstration brought together prominent names from the right, such as former first lady, who cried by reporting the family’s routine after the former president’s house arrest, and Pastor Silas Malafaia, who thanked Tarcisio’s recent performance in Brasilia to press for amnesty. During the speech, the crowd responded to the governor with shouts of “outside, Moraes”, in one of the moments of greatest tension in the act.
Prior to the act on Paulista Avenue, Tarcísio met at the Bandeirantes Palace with Michelle Bolsonaro and the governor of Minas Gerais, Romeu Zema, as well as Senator Rogério Marinho (PL-RN). It was the first formal meeting between Tarcisio and the Bolsonaro family since the former president’s house arrest in August. Allies evaluate that the approach marks a political rapprochement and consolidates the governor of São Paulo as the strongest name on the right if Bolsonaro remains ineligible.
*With information from Beatriz Manfredini
