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Overview
- From the United States, Eduardo Bolsonaro said he could back Tarcísio de Freitas if he is the main challenger, declaring he would even choose the symbolic “Macaco Tião” over President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
- He accused Tarcísio of benefiting from his father’s plight and called him “the candidate the system wants,” while labeling the São Paulo governor a centrist technocrat who seeks dialogue with Justice Alexandre de Moraes.
- Jair Bolsonaro was sentenced by the Supreme Federal Court to 27 years and 3 months in prison, which renders him immediately ineligible under the Clean Record Law and effectively sidelines him for the 2026 race.
- Tarcísio reiterated that he will run for re‑election in São Paulo and said Bolsonaro’s imprisonment does not alter his plans, even as he is widely discussed as the right’s leading potential presidential alternative.
- PT deputy Carlos Zarattini posted a video saying Tarcísio wants Bolsonaro’s voters rather than an amnesty, casting the governor as a 2026 aspirant seeking the family’s support.