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After attack on the Supreme Court, Bolsonaro supporters want "Weintraub as president" in 2026.

Supporters of Jair Bolsonaro are also advocating for the nomination of Education Minister Abraham Weintraub as a candidate for mayor of São Paulo. In the ministerial meeting on April 22nd, Weintraub defended the imprisonment of Supreme Court justices.

The Minister of Education, Abraham Weintraub (Photo: Marcelo Camargo/Agência Brasil)

Forum Magazine - Bolsonaro-supporting WhatsApp groups have elected Education Minister Abraham Weintraub as the new favorite to run in the 2026 presidential elections, following Jair Bolsonaro's reelection attempt.

Supporters of the president are also advocating for him to run for mayor of São Paulo. This information comes from the column of... Monica Bergamo, in Folha de S.Paulo.

In the fateful ministerial meeting of April 22, whose confidentiality was lifted by the Minister of the Supreme Federal Court (STF), Celso de Mello, Weintraub advocated the imprisonment of ministers of the Court, whom he referred to as "vagabonds".

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