Overview

• Valdemar Costa Neto told Folha de S. Paulo that an independent run by Eduardo Bolsonaro would “help to kill” his father and later said the deputy “doesn’t have votes” or respect for Jair Bolsonaro.
• Eduardo Bolsonaro called the remark a “canalhice” in an interview with O Globo and demanded a public apology from the PL president.
• Doubling down, Valdemar said party support would go to the candidate chosen by Jair Bolsonaro, asserting that Eduardo’s votes come from his father.
• Valdemar referenced messages attributed to Eduardo and reported by the Federal Police as evidence for his criticism, according to O Antagonista.
• The clash stems from a fight over 2026, with Eduardo signaling he could leave the PL if the party backs São Paulo governor Tarcísio de Freitas as the right’s standard-bearer.