PL Mobilizes Leadership as Centrão Parties Weigh Second‑Round Choices

PL has called elected officials to a Brasília meeting to coordinate Flávio Bolsonaro’s Oct. 25 runoff campaign and to press for support from centrist allies.

Overview

Flávio Bolsonaro and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva advanced to a runoff with Flávio leading first‑round totals, and the second round is set for Oct. 25.
The PL national leadership held meetings this week to assign campaign roles, set messaging and invited governors, senators and deputies to a formal alignment meeting on Oct. 7 in Brasília.
Valdemar Costa Neto, PL president, said he expects União Brasil, PP and Republicanos to back Flávio in the second round and has begun private talks with party leaders.
Republicanos and other Centrão groups that stayed neutral in the first round have scheduled internal leadership meetings to reassess neutrality and decide whether to endorse a candidate now that many state races are settled.
With only three weeks until the runoff, parties face a compressed window to shift national alliances, which could reshape campaign resources, regional deals and turnout strategies across Brazil.