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National leaders negotiate, behind the scenes, possible solutions for the internal dispute on the right in Santa Catarina, sparked after deciding to run for the Senate in the state in 2026.
The entry of former president Jair Bolsonaro’s son “02” messed up the scenario and meant that the election for the two Senate seats on the ticket of governor Jorginho Mello (PL) now had three pre-candidates.
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Representative Caroline de Toni (PL-SC) would be one of those considered to run for the Senate for Santa Catarina
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Carlos Bolsonaro intends to run for a seat in the Senate for Santa Catarina
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SC State Representative Ana Caroline Campagnolo
In addition to Carlos, the senator (PP-SC), a name defended by the governor, and the federal deputy (PL-SC) stand as pre-candidates for the Senate on Jorginho’s ticket.
To resolve this impasse, national PL leaders began to suggest that Amin be a candidate for vice-governor and that the second Senate vacancy be used to attract the PSD.
The idea of this PL wing would be to attract the mayor of Chapecó, João Rodrigues (PSD), to the ticket as a candidate for senator. Today, Rodrigues has said that he aims to run for government against Jorginho in 2026.
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This proposal, however, would leave Caroline de Toni out of the majority ticket, although the federal deputy is.
The assessment of national PL leaders is that Caroline de Toni is still young — she is 39 years old. For this reason, it would have time to reach greater heights in future elections.
