In an interview with Jovem Pan de Sorocaba, governor of SP reinforces his commitment to state management and reports that he has already communicated his decision to remain in office to the former president
In an interview with Young Pan of Sorocaba, governor Tarcísio de Freitas ruled out the possibility to run for President in the next elections, even if former president Jair Bolsonaro requested his candidacy for Palácio do Planalto. The head of the São Paulo Executive was direct in stating that he would not accept the invitation: “I would say no” and justified the refusal as part of a “coherence line” with the work he has been developing at the head of the state.
Tarcísio detailed that the matter had already been discussed personally with Jair Bolsonaro in a visit carried out before the former president was transferred to the closed regime. On that occasion, when asked about the national electoral scenario, the governor reaffirmed his stay in command of São Paulo.
“My position is to stay in São Paulo. I was very blunt and very clear with him about this”, declared Tarcísio. The head of the state Executive stated that he felt “quiet” with the decision and the mission he received from São Paulo voters.
Tarcísio also cited his religious belief when defining a guide for his decisions. “There is a question of faith. I am very religious. I have a lot of faith, and faith is trust in the kind and sovereign will of the Lord.”
Tarcísio has already said that ‘my candidate is Flávio Bolsonaro’
Tarcísio told journalists on Friday (23) that his . “I have always spoken about my respect and my loyalty to President Bolsonaro. My candidate is Bolsonaro or whoever he nominates. He nominated Flávio, so who is my name from now on? It is Flávio Bolsonaro, nothing different from what I have been saying since 2023,” said Tarcísio.
The governor also said that speculation about him being a presidential candidate is normal given his commanding position in São Paulo, and that he will not leave his position in April.
Tarcísio also took the opportunity to give his version of the reason for the attack to former president Jair Bolsonaro at “Papudinha”, at the Papuda penitentiary complex, in Brasília, which was scheduled for last Thursday (22).
“Cancellation is a matter of scheduling. It has nothing to do with it. When you schedule a visit, the court assigns a date. What can happen is that it isn’t possible on that date for whatever reason. I had a personal reason and couldn’t go on that date. I immediately asked for another date,” he explained.
Empty agenda
Tarcísio canceled his visit to Jair Bolsonaro, which would have taken place on Thursday (22) and had been requested by the former president himself. The governor of São Paulo had no scheduled appointments. On the day he was supposed to visit the former president, imprisoned in Brasília, the head of the São Paulo Executive left his agenda empty, which has been interpreted as a “clear message” to the Bolsonaro family.
Interlocutors assess that Tarcísio was extremely uncomfortable with the pressure he has been under to publicly support senator Flávio Bolsonaro, son of the former president, in his pre-candidacy for the Planalto Palace.
According to a high-ranking member of Palácio dos Bandeirantes, recent statements by Flávio to the press, citing that Bolsonaro would ask for more explicit support for his son, were read as threats. .
