The former first lady () told Sheetthis Tuesday (19), which is not getting involved in the crisis that the pre-presidential campaign of (PL-RJ) has been experiencing since it came to light ae , owner of .
When asked if she was following the situation, Michelle replied that she was not. “I’m not getting involved in this. I have to take care of my husband”, she replied.
The former president (PL) is under house arrest after being sentenced to more than 27 years in prison for an attempted coup d’état.
The former first lady, in turn, should run for the position of senator for the PL in the Federal District, but the final decision should only be made in the coming months.
Faced with doubts from members of Bolsonarism and centrão parties that Flávio, the name of the former first lady was mentioned behind the scenes as an alternative. So far, however, the PL is not considering replacing the senator.
As the website revealed, the senator to finance the film “Dark Horse” about his father. The former banker paid R$61 million for the production. Since then, Flávio has been trying to contain the damage to the pre-campaign for the Presidency and .
This Tuesday, Flávio told PL deputies and senators after the former banker’s first arrest, at the end of 2025.
According to interlocutors, Michelle has avoided getting involved in discussions about Flávio’s crisis and in party meetings, especially at a time when she is seen as a possible plan B.
The former first lady has not yet fully embarked on Flávio’s campaign and has only been working behind the scenes — she and the former president’s children have accumulated a series of frictions, in addition to the rivalry in the dispute over Bolsonaro’s electoral spoils. According to the senator’s allies, however, the relationship between them has improved and there is an expectation that she will climb onto his platform later on.
As shown by Sheetthe former first lady complains about overload. Political activity as president of PL Mulher and commitment to the pre-campaign itself had to be resized, but Michelle.
When justifying his relationship with the then banker, the PL pre-candidate repeated that Vorcaro “circulated everywhere in Brasília” and that, at the time of negotiations to finance the feature film about the former president, the owner of Master was a “person above suspicion”.
It is also suspected that the amount transferred by Vorcaro may have come from the former deputy (-SP) in the United States, where he has lived since February 2025, which Eduardo and Flávio deny.
The resources for the film came from a fund controlled by Eduardo’s allies and based in Texas, USA.
