Pointed out as in a (PL) document that ended up being leaked, the president of Fiemg (Federation of Industries of the State of Minas Gerais), Flávio Roscoe, is reluctant to present himself as a pre-candidate for the government, but will leave the entity next month, before the end of his term, admitting the possibility of running for .
In an interview with Sheetthe textile sector businessman says that he was courted by different political parties, especially the PL, confirms conversations with Flávio, but states that he has not yet decided whether he will embark on the election — he stated that he is not “forcing anything” nor “looking to make political alliances”.
He has led the Minas Gerais federation for almost eight years and has already confirmed that he will leave Fiemg by April, although his mandate was until the end of the year. Since the end of 2024, he has publicly admitted the possibility of a candidacy in Minas.
“My friends say ‘you’re crazy’. The Government of Minas Gerais is a bomb,” said Roscoe, making participation in the campaign conditional on the construction of a project that convinces him.
“I have no difficulty whatsoever, either putting it on or taking it off. [a candidatura]because it is not a power project. I’m going with the spirit of sacrifice [pela população]. If I don’t go, even better. Everyone who surrounds me [no espaço] more intimately they are against it,” he said. “When it is defined and the mission is given to me, I will evaluate whether it is compatible with what I need to do.”
Roscoe is evaluated by the Minas Gerais PL as an alternative to the candidacy of senator Cleitinho Azevedo (Republicans), who should rival the senator (), likely (PT).
Despite citing conversations with Flávio Bolsonaro and his campaign coordinator, senator Rogério Marinho (PL-RN), the businessman denies having worked to become politically viable. He said he would have preferred to see the federal deputy (PL-MG) candidate for government, who.
At the end of February, a majority of the PL in the states —governor, vice president and senators—, with notes from Flávio, was left in a room after a meeting of the party’s top leadership in Brasília. Roscoe appeared as the party’s name for Minas.
“I was a bit surprised that the document was exposed. From the conversations [que mantém com o partido]I already knew that there was this possibility”, said the businessman. “What is most consolidated today would be precisely a project in the PL, either as the head of the ticket, or in an eventual composition with someone.”
Roscoe quoted Sheet his role as a representative of Minas Gerais industries before the government (Novo) — marked by moments of public disagreement — to present himself as the “ideal deputy” to the government. However, he avoided answering whether he would be Cleitinho’s deputy. “Look, these things, in fact, when you make your name available, it’s not up to you to determine, it’s this process,” he said.
Roscoe had not previously given interviews as a possible pre-candidate. In the conversation with the reporter, he praised the Lula government’s social advances, but defended an assistance policy that would guarantee income for the population and, at the same time, encourage the search for work.
He criticized both the trial of those convicted of January 8th and the arrest of the former president (PL) and said he evaluated the (Supreme Federal Court) “negatively”. “I miss the time when no one knew the ministers’ names.”
