Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro said on Sunday that he could give up his presidential candidacy for a certain “cost”. He proposed that amnesty be granted to his father, former president Jair Bolsonaro. This was reported by the AFP agency, writes TASR.
The ex-president’s eldest son announced on Friday that his father, who is serving a 27-year sentence for plotting a coup and is banned from public office, had chosen him to succeed him as head of the country’s powerful conservative movement. It stirred up the situation before next year’s elections.
Award for candidacy
However, on Sunday, Flávio Bolsonaro suddenly declared that he was willing to negotiate on the possible withdrawal of his candidacy. “It is possible that I will not see it through to the end. I have a certain price for it. I will negotiate,” the 44-year-old politician told reporters. He wants to provide more details at Monday’s meeting with the leaders of conservatives.
Supporters of Jair Bolsonaro in Congress are trying to pass a law that would allow amnesty for the former president and his followers, who were found guilty of attacking government buildings in the Brazilian capital in January 2023.
Support of father and conservatives
Flávio Bolsonaro said on Friday that his father would support him in the elections, but the conservative elite in Brazil received his announcement coldly, AFP noted. Her preferred candidate is reportedly Tarcisio de Freitas, the governor of the state of Sao Paulo, the economic center of the country.
Flávio Bolsonaro, who is seen as more moderate than his father, says he has de Freitas’ support, denying the fragmentation of Brazil’s right. However, he indicated that he was ready to lean towards the political center. “You will discover another Bolsonaro, a much more centrist Bolsonaro,” he added. His possible rivals in the ranks of conservatives have not yet announced that they would give up their presidential ambitions.
