After deputy of the new commemorating significant result in the election of Congress, Jair Bolsonaro’s son accused him of surfing his father’s popularity without following the guidance of the PL leader
The federal deputy (PL-SP) expressed his dissatisfaction on Sunday (2) to the candidacy of (Novo-RS) to the presidency of, after the parliamentarian celebrated the 31 votes received in the election held on Saturday (1st). Van Hattem disputed the position even without formal right support, which had closed alliance around (Republicans-PB). His candidacy caused reactions within and was seen by pockets as a divisionist movement.
By sharing a publication of the deputy (Novo-SP), who congratulated him for his performance in the election, Van Hattem celebrated the result in X: “[Bancada] Still reduced, but it will explode by 2026 ”. Before, he had already celebrated his performance, won, he said, “without giving up the principles.”
Eduardo Bolsonaro countered, stating that the growth of Van Hattem’s vote is due to the expansion of the PL bench and that the deputy received more votes from Jair Bolsonaro party parliamentarians than his own subtitles, which has only four chairs in the House. “Your vote for mayor has increased because Bolsonaro’s party went from 36 deputies to about 100 after the 2022 election. You know you had more votes from PL deputies than your party, the new,” he wrote.
The parliamentarian also accused Van Hattem of electing himself in 2022 driven by Bolsonaro’s popularity, but of adopting a posture contrary to the former president’s orientation throughout his term. “A politician who elected himself in 2022 making video with Bolsonaro – and will seek to do again in 2026 – but who acts diverging Bolsonaro’s orientation, has no moral to talk about others,” he said.
Van Hattem’s candidacy generated uncertainties within the PL before the election, due to the risk of attracting votes from parliamentarians from the party’s most radical wing. In the end, Hugo Motta won with 444 votes, while the deputy of the new was in second place.
*Report produced with the aid of AI
