The leader of the PSB in the Chamber of Deputies, Pedro Campos (PE), told the Political Broadcastthis Friday, the 5th, that former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL) “is accepting defeat” by nominating senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ), his son, for the 2026 presidential election.
For the PSB deputy, Flávio’s choice means that they “threw in the towel” and that they want to maintain the opposition’s leading role. “He (Flávio) is the weakest candidate of Bolsonarism. Jair is already accepting defeat, he just doesn’t want to lose his leadership of the opposition”, he told the reporter.
As shown by the Estadãothis Friday, the 5th, Flávio told the Liberal Party and the governor of São Paulo, Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicans), that his pre-candidacy for the Presidency of the Republic was accepted by his father, the former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL).
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Estadão confirmed that Flávio spoke with Tarcísio this week to discuss the matter. The president of the PL, Valdemar Costa Neto, said he was aware of the articulation. Flávio also published on the social network X that his father made the decision to nominate him. The information was anticipated by the portal Metropolises.
