Eduardo Bolsonaro Escalates Santa Catarina Senate Push as Governor Signals Openness to Carlos’s Move

Overview

• Eduardo Bolsonaro said Carlos’s withdrawal would be interpreted as a defeat for Jair Bolsonaro and would weaken the right across Brazil.
• He criticized state deputy Ana Campagnolo for taking the dispute public and accused her of inviting a rebellion inside the party.
• Carlos Bolsonaro is reported to plan resigning his Rio de Janeiro council seat in December and moving to São José, Santa Catarina.
• Governor Jorginho Mello posted “Passaporte Catarina” images as federal deputy Júlia Zanatta joked that he had granted Carlos a Santa Catarina visa.
• Carlos’s entry disrupted a prior understanding that favored Caroline de Toni and Esperidião Amin, and De Toni is being courted by other parties as final selections await 2026 conventions.