The PP will support the two pre-candidates; there is fear of image glued to the Master case
The Federal Police operation against the senator and president of the PP, Ciro Nogueira, left the campaigns of Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) and Tarcísio de Freitas (PP) on alert. Behind the scenes, the climate is one of uncertainty and paused conversations until the next steps of the Banco Master scandal are clear, as there is fear that the opposition will take advantage of the episode to link the leaders to the case.
The PP will support the two pre-candidates. As the column anticipated, the event formalizing the partnership with but the majority ticket, confirmed this week by the state governor, . On Flávio’s side, the PP has had an intense participation in the attempt to choose the vice-president – at least three names studied to compose with his son “01”
Under reservation, members of Flávio and Tarcísio’s campaigns said that it is not possible to make hasty decisions at this time. For now, the two must continue to make statements in favor of the investigations and clarification of the facts. Only later, with more clarity on the developments for Ciro, can a decision be made.
Until then, the strategy of “taking advantage” of the Master case was part of the right itself, which saw the federal government as the weakest link in history. The idea was to associate the story and the figure of .
A PL mentor highlighted to the column that the support of two major parties — remembering that the PP is part of the União Progressista federation, with União Brasil — is important and not “something to throw away”. In the case of Flávio, for example, the understanding is that he has not yet managed to secure other support from major acronyms.
He highlighted, however, that the repercussion is great because Ciro’s name is appearing for the first time in some scandal, assessing that the defense “hasn’t even started yet”. “In the case of Lula, the repercussion would be smaller. Corruption scandals are normal in the PT’s trajectory”, he stressed, highlighting that the current president will also be attacked on several issues.
*This text does not necessarily reflect the opinion of Jovem Pan.
