Overview

• In an O Globo interview, Senator Ciro Nogueira said he believes Jair Bolsonaro has already chosen whom to endorse and named governors Tarcísio de Freitas and Ratinho Júnior as the only viable right‑of‑center contenders with his backing.
• Goiás governor Ronaldo Caiado rejected Nogueira’s framing in a lengthy post on X, accusing the senator of trying to act as Bolsonaro’s spokesperson and asserting that his own pre‑candidacy does not depend on Nogueira’s approval.
• Nogueira replied with irony on X, downplaying the dispute and saying the real adversary is President Lula.
• Hours later, Nogueira formally asked the Supreme Federal Court to authorize a visit to Bolsonaro, who is under house arrest, with Justice Alexandre de Moraes set to review the request for this week.
• The public spat underscores tensions inside the new União Brasil–PP federation as Centrão leaders push to settle on a Bolsonaro‑aligned name by year‑end, with Tarcísio signaling focus on São Paulo re‑election and privately boosting Ratinho Júnior.