The senator (-RJ) admitted this Sunday (7) that he may give up his candidacy, but said that there will be a “price” for that.
“Look, there’s a possibility that I won’t go all the way. I have a price for that. I’ll negotiate. I have a price for not going all the way,” said the eldest son of former president Jair Bolsonaro after participating in an evangelical service in Brasília.
Asked by journalists what could make him give up his candidacy or whether this “price” could be the approval of amnesty for those convicted of coup acts, which includes his father, Flávio was evasive. He said that the subject is “hot”, but that he will only talk about it this Monday (8).
Flávio said he will meet with political leaders, including Valdemar Costa Neto (PL), Marcos Pereira (Republicans) and Antonio Rueda (União Brasil), with whom he intends to debate the amnesty.
On Friday (5), Flávio announced that his father chose him as a candidate for President and spoke of “mission to continue our nation project”.
Flávio stated that his eventual candidacy had already been discussed with his father, even before the former president’s arrest.
In a post on social media this Saturday (6), Flávio said that negotiations have begun and asked anti-Lula political leaders to approve amnesty for those convicted of attempted coup d’état, as a first gesture towards negotiations with the parties.
“I hope I’m not being radical by wanting amnesty for innocent people. We only have two weeks, let’s unite the right!”, the senator published on social media.
Flávio said that he has already spoken to leaders from , from and from in search of support and stated that, despite not being seen as having electoral viability at the moment, he will still rise in the polls and that people will start to see a “Bolsonaro with a pacifying mindset” — a counterpoint to the former president, and to the other Powers.
As shown by Sheetleaders and leaders of parties in the center maintain their preference for () as a candidate from the right-wing camp. For them, the governor would have a better chance of winning the race for Palácio do Planalto, among other reasons, due to having less rejection among the electorate.
Datafolha research showed that Bolsonaro’s son is rejected by 38% of the electorate. 20% say they would not vote for Tarcísio. The president (PT) is rejected by 44%.
Datafolha interviewed 2,002 people, aged 16 or over, in 113 municipalities, from Tuesday (2) to Thursday (4). The margin of error for the general survey data is 2 percentage points, plus or minus.
