Even while imprisoned, Jefferson showed his support for Tarcísio at a campaign launch event, using a cardboard cutout of the caricature.
Since he could not leave his residence in the interior of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Jefferson sent a life-size cardboard replica to the event in support of Tarcísio.
247 - Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicanos) even tried toand to remove former Bolsonaro-supporting congressman and former PTB president Roberto Jefferson from the program. saying that the former parliamentarian “has been showing signs for a long time of having impaired mental health.” However, reporter The newspaper O Globo recalled that in June of this year, Jefferson "made an appearance" at a PTB event honoring his ally Tarcísio de Freitas, a Bolsonaro-aligned candidate running for governor of São Paulo, with a life-size cardboard replica, since he could not leave his residence due to house arrest in Comendador Levy Gasparian (RJ).
According to the report, the ceremony, dubbed the "launch of Tarcísio's pre-candidacy," was organized by the São Paulo branch of the PTB party, headed by businessman Otávio Fakhoury, to seal support for the Republican candidate, even without the campaign's own approval.
In his speech thanking everyone for their support, Tarcísio reportedly sent a "warm hug to Dr. Roberto Jefferson, who has been with our president Jair Bolsonaro from the very beginning. Please convey my regards and my appreciation to our congressman Roberto Jefferson," he said.
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