Allies on the right are competing for São Paulo’s second Senate seat in 2026 to do double duty with the deputy (PP), given the increasingly concrete scenario that () should not return to Brazil to run. Today there are at least six politicians in the race.
The president of the PL, , and the former first lady are betting on party names to make up the ticket.
Meanwhile, (Novo-SP) advances in seeking support from members of Bolsonarism and, according to reports, recently got closer to the governor (Republicans), of .
a group of politicians allied with Salles and Bolsonarism seeks to rebuild this alliance. The former minister of de left the PL in 2024 to run for Mayor of São Paulo and.
These allies try a pragmatic approach: they claim that Salles has programmatic alignment and is better positioned in research. But, to consolidate the alliance, he would need the approval of the Bolsonaro family, which has not yet occurred.
In the PL, Valdemar mentioned to Sheet four names from the acronym that could join the fold with Derrite: the vice-mayor of São Paulo, colonel Mello Araújo, federal deputy Marco Feliciano, state deputy Tomé Abduch and .
The names of Mello Araújo and Feliciano had already been mentioned for a few months and were even tested in internal research. But the quote from Abduch, a member of the Nas Ruas movement, and Rosana are new.
She is president of PL Mulher in São Paulo, state representation of the party institution that, nationally, is led by Michelle. It is mentioned as a name that has the approval of the former first lady.
“I know that the decision on a name nominated for the Senate race by the PL will be at the right time and in consensus between the former president of the Republic Jair Bolsonaro, the national president of PL Mulher, the former first lady of the Republic Michelle Bolsonaro, and the president of the party, Valdemar Costa Neto”, said the deputy.
Feliciano, who is a pastor, is also a possible candidate seen favorably by Michelle. In an interview with Metrópoles in August, Eduardo Bolsonaro praised the federal deputy for the position.
Abduch disse à Sheet be available for the project. “I am very available for this position. I have been representing the right for over ten years, fighting for principles and values. I believe that the decision [de quem será o candidato] it will belong to the political group, it is important for the future of Brazil, everyone will see it responsibly”, he stated.
The PL plans to maintain the party’s second Senate seat, if the current configuration of the allied parties remains, with Tarcísio running for re-election. This way, the Republicans will have the candidate for governor, the PSD, the vice-president, and the PP, the first vacancy for the Senate.
Enthusiasts of reconciliation with Salles believe that he may have to rejoin the PL if he wishes to run for the position on the ticket — which is not currently under discussion.
Another name that gets thrown around, according to participants in these conversations, is that of the former governor. Currently without a party, he has been looking for Bolsonaro supporters to seek rapprochement with the former president’s family, looking for support to run for the Senate.
He has the sympathy of PL leaders and has also gotten closer to Tarcísio in recent years, but faces resistance from the most radical wings of Bolsonarism, who view his name with suspicion.
