The actions of the former deputy (PL-SP) and the senator (PL-RJ) at home and abroad, promoting meetings with radical right leaders in several countries since February, have put the government (PT) on alert in relation to what they see as an attempt by the management to influence the October elections.
The recent movements of a wing of the American government in relation to Brazil are already seen as interference in the country’s political scenario.
In recent days, the Palácio do Planalto has been pressured by radical members of the Trump government, who are in dialogue with Bolsonarists, on at least two fronts. If the and are classified as terrorist organizations, the .
On another front, the visit of Darren Beattie, an advisor to the State Department, to Brazil for meetings with Flávio and the former president (PL) is likely to create a diplomatic embarrassment for the Executive.
As shown by Sheetmust travel to São Paulo and Brasília next week for commitments linked to the Brazilian electoral process. The objective of , critic of the Lula government and the minister of the (Supreme Federal Court) Alexandre de Moraes, would be to understand the functioning of the Brazilian electoral system.
Pre-candidate for Palácio do Planalto, Flávio has been focusing on the international agenda even before organizing his pre-campaign in Brazil. He traveled this Tuesday (10) to attend the inauguration of right-winger José Antonio Kast in Chile, while Lula withdrew from attending the ceremony.
Last month, Europe and the United States, in which he met with politicians from the conservative camp to discuss, among other issues, public security and to complain about his father’s situation, .
During the tour, Flávio praised Eduardo and even considered him as Minister of Foreign Affairs if he won the presidential race, but retreated in the face of criticism and the strategy of seeking an image of moderation. Currently, the senator says he has not chosen any name for his eventual ministerial team.
In the Lula government’s view, the Trump administration’s discussion about classifying the PCC and the CV as terrorist organizations meets the agenda that Eduardo and Flávio have sought to build with foreign authorities, especially the American ones.
Members of the PT government fear that there is an attempt by this wing of the Trump administration to influence the elections. The government’s hypothesis is that the American president did not approve this move, as he was focused on the conflict with Iran.
The Palácio do Planalto and the PT in relation to factions. The president of the PT, Edinho Silva, even released a video, in a warning tone, stating that, with the designation of terrorism, the USA could invade the national territory and apply economic sanctions. The concern is that there is an attempt to control Pix.
In addition to identifying Bolsonarist influence in the Trump administration’s actions in relation to Brazil, the government supporters claim that Flávio’s ultimate objective may be electoral, that is, to garner support from the American president and other right-wing authorities in the event of a close election, as occurred in 2022.
Bolsonaro supporters who work with US authorities see this as an advantage to convince Trump of the need to make gestures in support of Bolsonaro’s son.
The reading among observers of the American administration is that Trump does not like losers and this would, for example, be similar to Lula. Since Flávio has reduced the distance from the Brazilian president in polls, the game can be changed so that Trump declares support for the Bolsonarista senator, for example. Or, ultimately, do not recognize the electoral result in a scenario of Lula’s re-election.
For the government leader in Congress, senator (PT-AP), Flávio and Eduardo want foreign governments to implement the Bolsonarist agenda.
“What they have dreamed of all this time is that there would be a foreign intervention in our country. All of this is part of their strategy, of taking power not through democracy, but through force”, he said this Tuesday (10).
Also according to Randolfe, the classification of factions as terrorist groups by the Trump administration serves foreign intervention, and not the fight against crime.
Senator Jorge Seif (PL-SC) states, in turn, that Flávio and Eduardo do not aim for any type of intervention, and defends the classification of the PCC and CV as terrorists.
“What happens today in the United States affects Brazilians a lot. [Flávio] he is seeking a coalition, he is presenting himself as a legitimate right-wing candidate, forming alliances. Imagining an election [dele]this translates into bilateral partnerships, better trade. It’s a propositional agenda and also seeking international support, which is important,” he told Sheet.
“He is really trying to strengthen his image as a leader of Brazil’s right, as a substitute for his father, and seeking international support. Who doesn’t want to be supported by a Donald Trump?”, he adds.
In Seif’s opinion, Flávio’s international agenda, of seeking alliances, is different from Bolsonaro’s, who sought to warn “that the electoral system could be compromised.”
