Missão pre-candidate criticizes the fragility of “Bolsonarism” and seeks support from anti-PT supporters aged 30 to 55
Pre-candidate for the Presidency for Mission, Renan Santos assesses that the senator and also pre-candidate (PL-RJ) is “unfeasible” as an alternative for the opposition to the president (PT) and that the “Bolsonarism” lost strength as an electoral movement. The statements were made in an interview published this Wednesday (June 24, 2026).
Founder of (Movimento Brasil Livre), Renan Santos debuts at the polls in 2026 and bets on a space left by wear and tear “bolsonarista” to advance to the 2nd round. The declared goal is to reach 10% of voting intentions before August, when the electoral campaign officially begins.
Renan argues that Flávio Bolsonaro’s candidacy has a defensive profile and is unable to expand the electoral base. “Flávio’s campaign is a dead campaign. It is a campaign of defense, not of attack”he stated. In the assessment of the Missão pre-candidate, the voter loyal to the legacy of (PL) represents 10% to 15% of the total electorate, which would make a victory impossible.
For Renan, there is a distinction between the ideological anti-PT member and the pragmatic voter who voted for Bolsonaro out of rejection of the PT. “Every Bolsonarist is an anti-PT member, but not every anti-PT member is a Bolsonarist”he said. He is betting precisely on this 2nd group, especially in the 30 to 55 age group, to build a migration of votes in his direction.
Renan claims to have surpassed the governors (PSD) and (Novo) in Atlas Intelligence surveys and says he prefers this methodology to Datafolha. “I don’t believe in Datafolha. I rely much more on research like Atlas. Why? Because it’s the methodology that’s been getting it right in the world, it tends to capture the advancement of trends more quickly”he stated.
The pre-candidate also associated the weakening “bolsonarista” to discouragement in the opposite camp. “Lula’s government was weak, that’s the truth. Nobody is motivated to campaign for Lula. And Bolsonarism is dead, even more so with a candidate like Flávio. So it’s a dead phenomenon”these.
Renan’s proposals
In relation to Bolsa Família, Renan defended a reformulation of the program with an emphasis on inserting beneficiaries into the job market. When justifying the change, he used language that caused controversy: “The Northeast Region, which has 40% of households on Bolsa Família, is clearly a place that is sick”he stated. Data from the Continuous National Household Sample Survey (Pnad Contínua), released by IBGE in May 2026, show that 32.4% of northeastern households have at least one beneficiary of the program, a percentage lower than that cited by the pre-candidate.
The proposal plans to combat fraud in Bolsa Família and the Continuous Payment Benefit (BPC), in addition to creating work fronts aimed especially at working-age men and women without children in municipalities with the highest concentration of beneficiaries.
In public security, Renan defends the decree of a state of defense in cities dominated by organized crime and the incorporation of the legal thesis of “criminal law of the enemy” Brazilian legislation; the measure would suspend constitutional guarantees for members of criminal factions. The pre-candidate recognizes the risk of abusive use of the mechanism and says that the wording of the law needs to be restrictive. “This law, as it foresees a withdrawal of rights and prerogatives from certain Brazilians, it has to be very clear, it cannot be open. The biggest danger of it is the extensive interpretation made by the Judiciary”he warned.
In Social Security, Renan proposes a parametric reform centered on the creation of an automatic trigger linked to IBGE data to raise the minimum retirement age as the life expectancy of Brazilians increases. The review would also include exceptions applied to civil service. “The last reform was so full of exceptions that it was not enough. Not by a long shot”these.
In the tax area, the pre-candidate defends the review of tax exemptions granted to productive sectors. The Manaus Free Trade Zone was cited as a priority example; according to Renan, Honda alone has R$15 billion to R$16 billion in tax waivers per year in that model. He stated, however, that any reduction in the tax burden depends on a prior tax reform and that it would not be possible to implement it before the second year of the eventual government.
