Since between (-RJ) and , owner of , the senator and presidential candidate failed to inform three of his pre-campaign commitments in advance.
When asked about the senator’s agenda, his team did not disclose information about Flávio’s trips to São Paulo, last Wednesday (20), and this Monday (25).
On Friday (22), the senator’s participation in AgroBrasília, an agribusiness fair, was announced only after the visit. Flávio recorded statements made at the event on his social networks.
At that time, which hindered the advance publicity of the event. As shown by SheetIntercept Brasil led to the replacement of the pre-campaign marketer, with the departure of Marcello Lopes, who held that position until last Wednesday.
Regarding the trip to São Paulo, the senator’s advisors and allies stated that his commitments were not public and, therefore, would not be disclosed. The agenda, however, was related to the pre-campaign —Flávio would have meetings with businesspeople and members of the financial market in an attempt to explain his relationship with Vorcaro and.
Behind the scenes, politicians close to the senator stated that secrecy was a request from the meeting participants, who did not want it to be revealed that they would participate in meetings with Flávio.
On Thursday (21), after the meetings, the pre-campaign coordinator, senator Rogério Marinho (PL-RN), was asked about the agenda and said he could not say, even later. “The agendas we set happened, with the people we imagined, and things are going as they should,” he stated.
On the same day, where he landed this Monday, with the president. The senator was asked if he received any invitation, if he requested a meeting with the American and what his commitments in the country would be, but he did not respond.
He simply denied that he had made any request to the White House and declared that the US Presidency should respond about the possible meeting — so far not confirmed by American authorities. Flávio even spoke to the press in English, upon leaving the Senate, saying that the White House should be sought.
“Call the White House and ask them what is this, if it is true or it is false [Liguem para a Casa Branca e perguntem o que é isso, se é verdade ou mentira]”, these.
The senator’s office did not provide information either.
On Monday night, the advisor was contacted by Sheet to comment on the reasons for not disclosing the senator’s commitments, but there was no response until the publication of this text.
The White House released the American president’s agenda for this Tuesday (26) without announcing a specific meeting with Flávio. Trump will spend much of the morning undergoing medical and dental exams.
In the early afternoon, he returns to the White House, where he will have two internal meetings planned. In the evening, take part in a dinner. The agenda does not mean that a possible meeting between the Republican and the pre-candidate can take place, but it makes a formal meeting only between the president’s and the senator’s teams unlikely.
As a comparison, when Trump met with Lula three weeks ago, the meeting between the presidents was detailed in the official agenda and confirmed by the White House the day before.
Flávio informed the Senate that he would be out of the country from May 25th to 28th, but did not explain the reason. On previous occasions, he requested leave during his period of absence and described in general terms the purpose of the trip — a document that is not on the Senate website this time.
Flávio’s team argues that only public agendas are disclosed, which is not the case with commitments in São Paulo and the United States. Furthermore, they state that the senator’s meetings may be publicized at some point.
Since announcing that he would run for President of the Republic, last December, Flávio has not failed to meet the press during public engagements. In general, his agenda was also publicized by his team.
Isabella Menon, from Washington, contributed
