The presidential candidates (-RJ) and (Novo-MG), opponents of President Lula (PT) in the 2026 elections, celebrated the election of the (Supreme Federal Court) this Wednesday (29).
There were 42 votes against and only 34 in favor in the plenary of the , after (Constitution and Justice Committee). Lula’s nominee needed 41 votes in favor in a secret vote.
It was the first time since 1894 that the Senate . On social media, Flávio and Zema, as well as other politicians opposing the government, celebrated the defeat. Some of the staff are pre-candidates for the Senate, a legislative house that has been prioritized in setting up right-wing platforms to obtain a majority and guide the impeachment of STF ministers.
“The Senate made history and prevented the left and the PT from further rigging the State and Justice”, wrote Flávio on the social network X, formerly Twitter. In another post, he said it was the end of the Lula government.
Senator, Flávio stated that he voted against the Union’s attorney general.
Zema, who has been called “untouchables”, rescued a video from November last year, in which he appears. At the time, while still governor, he was accused of the fact that fireworks were banned in Belo Horizonte. He justified it as being the result of editing.
Flávio’s brother and also son of former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL), Carlos Bolsonaro (PL-SC), who is a pre-candidate for the Senate in these elections, mocked the defeat by calling Messias Bessias – as the Union’s attorney general was called by () ten years ago during an intercepted conversation.
Bolsonaro federal deputy Nikolas Ferreira (PL-MG) released a video in which he appears saying that “Lula loses, Brazil wins”. In another post, he added that “the little videos help”, in reference to the content he posts on social media daily criticizing the government.
Pre-candidate for the Senate, federal deputy Guilherme Derrite (PP-SP) said, in a video, that it is “a gigantic victory” for the right and for Brazil, although he added that “this is not an anticipation of the October election”.
