President of União Brasil finds it strange that the PP could launch its own candidate for Bandeirantes; acronyms will form federation
Amid the threat of to launch his own candidate for the Palácio dos Bandeirantes, the president of the Milton Leite, stated that the party will support governor Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicans).
“União Brasil will support the governor in São Paulo. I’m speaking for São Paulo. We will support Tarcísio if he is for re-election, for the Presidency… Or Flávio for the Presidency and Tarcísio in São Paulo”, he said, in conversation with the column. Since the end of December, the .
The former councilor also commented on the federation that is being formed between the two parties, awaiting approval from the Federal Supreme Court. According to him, the agreement reached was for the presidency, in São Paulo, to belong to União Brasil. He also recalled that the PP will have space on the ticket, with the support of Guilherme Derrite’s (PP) candidacy for the Senate.
This week, Leite participated in a conversation, at Palácio dos Bandeirantes, with the secretary of Tarcísio’s Civil House, Artur Lima. According to interlocutors from the São Paulo government, there, União Brasil’s support for the current governor was reiterated.
Meanwhile, Progressistas continues to apply pressure and demonstrate dissatisfaction with the head of the São Paulo Executive. The assessment is that Tarcísio would need to make greater nods to Derrite’s candidacy, in addition to agreeing to dialogue and close partnerships with mayors of the party.
So far, for this possible “solo flight”, the party is mainly evaluating the name of Filipe Sabará, former secretary of Tarcísio and João Doria, who continues to gain space. He helped coordinate Pablo Marçal’s (PRTB) campaign for São Paulo City Hall in 2024 and now heads Flávio Bolsonaro’s own. Former minister Ricardo Salles (Novo) has already been mentioned, but discarded. He said he would not run against Tarcísio. The name of Rodrigo Garcia (PSD) was mentioned, but it escapes the evaluation of a candidate with a strong pro-Bolsonaro streak.
*This text does not necessarily reflect the opinion of Jovem Pan.
