Allies of Flávio Bolsonaro see tension between Bolsonaro supporters and the PSD.
The dispute could intensify after an offensive against Gilberto Kassab's project.
247 - Close allies of Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ) believe that a crisis between Bolsonaro supporters and the PSD is likely to deepen following recent moves by the right wing in the electoral arena. The assessment is that it will be difficult to contain reactions from the activists linked to Jair Bolsonaro (PL), who is ineligible and imprisoned for the coup plot in the 2022 elections, given the advance of the party led by Gilberto Kassab. This information comes from [source missing]. CNN Brazil.
After the governor of Goiás, Ronaldo Caiado, announced his affiliation with the PSD with the goal of vying for the party's nomination for the Presidency of the Republic, videos from 2024 began circulating in WhatsApp groups of Bolsonaro supporters, in which the far-right federal deputy Nikolas Ferreira (PL-MG) harshly criticizes the party.
Difficulties in reaching a non-aggression pact
According to allies of Flávio Bolsonaro, even with the senator signaling his intention to establish a non-aggression pact between right-wing forces in the first round, the Bolsonaro base tends to maintain a confrontational stance. The assessment is that the activists will not passively accept the presence of the PSD as a protagonist in the opposition.
In an interview with CNN, Ronaldo Caiado stated that he spoke with Flávio Bolsonaro before announcing his departure from União Brasil and said he hoped for the construction of a right-wing alliance in the second round against President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT). Even so, sources close to the senator point to difficulties in preventing the internal dispute from turning into a direct confrontation between conservative groups.
Distrust towards the PSD
Sources aligned with Bolsonaro point out that the PSD is currently part of Lula's government base and controls three ministries considered important: Agriculture, Fisheries, and Mines and Energy. This factor fuels distrust among sectors of the right-wing political spectrum towards the party.
Furthermore, there is significant resistance among supporters more aligned with Bolsonaro to the name of Gilberto Kassab, who has already been the target of public criticism from Jair Bolsonaro himself on other occasions.
