The centrão wing that was moving towards an alliance with (-RJ) is now preaching caution and wants to delay as long as possible the decision on whether or not to form a coalition around the oppositionist.
The group turned on alerts after the disclosure to the former banker, owner of Master.
There is a consensus in the center that the revelation will harm . There is skepticism, however, about the size of the impact on the pre-candidate’s voting intentions.
Thus, leaders of parties in the center, such as União Brasil, PP and Republicans, believe that it is time to wait — first for the polls and, then, whether new revelations will come to light.
As shown by Sheetthe União Brasil-PP federation was in strong negotiations with Flávio Bolsonaro and tended towards a formal alliance, with the release of members in states where association with President Lula (PT) is more convenient.
In the Republicans, several directorates pressed for support for Bolsonaro’s son, but in this party the senator finds it more difficult to dialogue.
At this moment, Flávio Bolsonaro faces a . Members of the PL say that on more than one occasion the senator stated, internally, that he had no skeletons in the closet regarding the Master case. Thus, allies who are part of the campaign complain that they were caught by surprise, without any type of plan in place.
Far from morally condemning Flávio’s relationship with the Master, the centrão —who is also involved in fraud— wants to wait so as not to be further drawn into the crisis or die hugging a candidate who could weaken him. Its members also prefer to observe the unfolding of the crisis in the PL from afar.
Center leaders noticed the “cockroach flies” atmosphere after the audio was released and closely monitored the repercussions. There are reports of discussions and suspicions of internal leaks. Nobody wants to be invited to the home of a family in conflict, joked one of these leaders about the situation.
It involves a change of posture in a short period of time. At the end of April, allies of Flávio Bolsonaro and a significant wing of the center believed that the senator had become the favorite to win the election. Polls on voting intentions and the Senate on Jorge Messias’s nomination to the STF (Supreme Federal Court) contributed to the climate.
A series of factors, however, changed the PT’s outlook in the last two weeks. Lula amended a successful meeting with the President of the United States, Donald Trump, with the announcement of a package of benefits that tackles the indebtedness of the electorate, contains the price of gasoline and brings down the “blouse tax”. Furthermore, he saw a beginning of recovery.
President Lula’s allies in centrist parties say it is too early to celebrate, even with Flávio’s expected wear and tear. They say the election will be close anyway, assuming that the opponent managed to quickly incorporate his father’s electorate, whose floor is high.
THE AUDIO
According to information revealed by the website and confirmed by Sheet with two people linked to the investigation, Flávio Bolsonaro asked Vorcaro, from Master, for money to finance a film about Bolsonaro.
The former banker even paid R$61 million for the production of (which means “underdog”). After the audio was released, Flávio told allies that there would be no more content to be leaked on the subject.
Go Up Entertainment, the film’s producer, however, claims that it did not receive funds from Vorcaro for the project. Federal deputy Mario Frias (PL), executive producer of the film, said that Flávio “does not have any partnership in the film or in the production company”.
HAS Sheet Flávio’s interlocutors report distrust of the pre-candidate’s guarantee and point out that it will be difficult to undo the image of a liar in the eyes of the electorate. Internally, they consider that the breach of trust is also irreversible. The message that remains, as described by a supporter, is that, if he hid this, he could have hidden much more.
