The party defined that the national convention of the party that will formalize the candidacy of the senator (PL-RJ) for the Presidency will be in , initially on July 25th. The gavel was struck by Flávio and the president of the PL, Valdemar Costa Neto.
The choice of São Paulo marks a divide in the Bolsonaro clan’s relationship with Rio de Janeiro. The city was the stage for the two conventions that launched Jair Bolsonaro to the Presidency — and, in .
This will be the first PL convention in São Paulo. Before the former president’s membership, party conventions were held in Brasília.
The strength of the São Paulo platform weighed heavily on Flávio and Valdemar’s decision. The senator will be alongside governor Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicans), who is seeking re-election, and the state deputy and president of (), who will be a candidate for the Senate.
Flávio’s platform in Rio, his and his father’s electoral stronghold, . The candidate for governor, the state deputy (PL), president of Alerj (Rio de Janeiro Legislative Assembly), is still unknown to the electorate.
Furthermore, former governor Cláudio Castro (PL) withdrew from running after being the target of two Federal Police operations within 15 days — one of them. Today, the two favorites for the party’s Senate seat are federal deputy Carlos Jordy and senator Carlos Portinho.
The TSE (Superior Electoral Court) defined that party conventions must be held this year between July 20th and August 5th.
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