Senator will have a meeting with leaders of right-wing and centrão parties this Monday (8) to discuss the electoral scenario
The senator officially launched his pre-campaign for the Presidency of the Republic this Sunday (7), during participation in a service in . The act marked his first public commitment after being announced by the former president as the name chosen by the family to compete for Planalto in 2026.
Speaking to the press, Flávio commented for the first time on his father’s decision. He did not rule out giving up his pre-candidacy, but stated that any retreat would have “a price for it” — something that, according to him, could be defined as early as this Monday. The senator also said he hopes that the Chamber of Deputies will include on this week’s agenda the vote on amnesty for those convicted of the acts of January 8th.
Flávio also stated that, this Monday, he will meet with presidents of right-wing and centrão parties to discuss the electoral scenario. On Tuesday, during a visit to his father, now imprisoned at the Superintendence of in Brasília, where he is serving a sentence of 27 years and 3 months for an attempted coup, he intends to present a consolidated assessment of political movements.
The senator denied that the right is fragmented and declared that his entry into the dispute rekindled a “flame that was extinguished” among supporters of Bolsonarism. The speech, however, does not find a uniform echo in the conservative camp: governors Romeu Zema (Novo-MG) and Ronaldo Caiado (União-GO) maintain their pre-candidacies; Ratinho Junior (PSD-PR) and Eduardo Leite (PSDB-RS) defend their parties’ own candidacy; and leaders from the center demonstrate dissatisfaction with the announcement. The governor of São Paulo, Tarcísio de Freitas — the main candidate until then —, according to Flávio, would have received the news “positively”.
The senator also commented on the negative reaction of the financial market after his nomination. He said he agreed with the investors’ assessment, but attributed the bad economic mood not to his name, but to the possibility of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s re-election. Flávio added that he represents a “different Bolsonaro” and that he will work to expand support in the coming months.
*With information from Rani Veloso
*Report produced with the help of AI
