Bolsonaro's strategy could jeopardize Tarcísio's presidential candidacy.
Bolsonaro wants to remain a candidate until he exhausts all legal options.
247 - Following the Attorney General's Office's accusation of attempted coup d'état, former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL) is already considering maintaining his presidential candidacy until the last moment, even though he is ineligible. However, Bolsonaro's strategy could remove the governor of São Paulo, Tarcisio de Freitas (Republicanos), from the presidential race. This information comes from journalist Andréia Sadi of [source name missing]. g1.
Bolsonaro's plan involves remaining a presidential candidate until the Judiciary rejects all appeals against his ineligibility. However, this may not coincide with the deadline for governors to resign from their posts, which is in April of the election year. In other words, to run for president, Tarcísio would need to resign from his position in April of next year, when Bolsonaro is still expected to be in a legal battle to be a candidate.
The assessment is that the governor of São Paulo is a figure loyal to Bolsonaro, and would not launch his presidential candidacy without the former president's approval. Furthermore, the Bolsonaro clan argues that the replacement candidate should come from within the family.
Although he denies it publicly, Tarcísio has already admitted the possibility of running for President behind the scenes.
