Statements from the governor of Minas Gerais come at a time when the right is weakened due to alleged tensions between Tarcísio de Freitas and the Bolsonaro family
The governor of Minas Gerias, Romeu Zemaargued that having more candidates does not mean a division, but rather more votes. “Any party today in Brazil that says I have one more candidate, if he gets one more vote, the party is winning”, said the Minas Gerais leader during a meeting of the Union of Hospitals, Clinics and Laboratories of the State of São Paulo, held this Thursday (22).
“I am extremely confident with the right, having more candidates means more votes and we will be together in the second round against the left”, said Zema, who skewered opponents, saying that they do not have a long-term project for Brazil. “She has a project to maintain power that conflicts with this country project, since we have a fiscal bomb that will explode at any time,” he said.
Weakened direct
Zema’s statements come at a time of tension on the right, in which the governor of São Paulo, Tarcísio de Freitas, would have canceled the visit to the former president, Jair Bolsonaro, scheduled to take place this Thursday (22), because, as shown by Jovem Pan, .
The information, however, was denied by the president of the Liberal Party (PL), . This Thursday, after repercussions, the governor of São Paulo said that he is committed to re-election and that he will visit the former president next week. Alexandre de Moraes, minister of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), authorized Tarcísio’s visit on January 29th, from 11am to 1pm.
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Former deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro put more pressure on this Thursday, declaring that Tarcísio has no other option than to support Flávio Bolsonaro’s candidacy for president. “I don’t think he has much to accept, because it’s difficult for you to change this behavior,” said Eduardo. “Tarcísio, until yesterday, is a public servant, unknown to society (sic), who gained notoriety as Minister of Infrastructure and was later elected in São Paulo thanks to President Jair Bolsonaro. He does not have the option of going against Bolsonaro.”
