Bolsonaro sees PL problems and cites São Paulo election – 09/24/2023 – Power

Former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL) said this Sunday (24) at a Cpac 2023 event that it is necessary to resolve some of his party’s problems across the country, with an eye on the 2024 elections. Bolsonaro cited the city of São Paulo as a example of this, but without naming names and delving into what he calls a “problem”.

“I appeal to those who are watching us, we have municipal elections next year, we are getting the party right, some problems arise. I spoke to our president last week”, he said, in reference to Valdemar Costa Neto.

Bolsonaro then mentioned Ceará and added: “We have some other problems out there, they’re going to paint some problems in São Paulo, we’re going to solve all of that.”

Bolsonaro’s speech, which came live on a big screen in front of an audience in Belo Horizonte, comes at a time when the mayor of São Paulo, Ricardo Nunes (MDB), attempts a risky choreography to pave his way to re-election.

As shown by Sheet, the movement involves cooking a declining Bolsonaro on the back burner, without irritating him to the point that he launches his own candidate. At the same time, Nunes wants to expand space on the periphery, prevent Guilherme Boulos (PSOL) from growing among the poorest and even try to gain access to more left-wing voters.

The latest Datafolha survey showed that Lula (PT), a supporter of his rival Boulos (PSOL), has a high approval rating in the capital, at 45%. Meanwhile, 68% would not vote for someone nominated by Bolsonaro, with whom he is in a game of rapprochement and retreat.

The Datafolha survey appears to have helped to consolidate the perception of Bolsonaro’s risk for Nunes’ campaign. The mayor was emphatic when saying that he would like the former president’s support, but he changed his tone and said again that he is not close to Bolsonaro.

Nunes’ back and forth generated irritation among Bolsonaro supporters, who see Bolsonaro’s demoralization in his stance.

The mayor, after the repercussion, minimized it, said he was misinterpreted, blamed “futriqueiros”, preached unity against the “extreme left” and said he was “waiting to have this closeness” with the former president.

Afterwards, in an interview with Sheetsaid that he considers the former president a Democrat and that he “is on his way” to receiving his support, but that he will not be his best man in the campaign.

Nunes’ allies consider that a core Bolsonarist candidate could still divide the right-wing votes and hinder the mayor. However, they believe that the best path for him is to escape polarization.

The former Minister of the Environment and federal deputy Ricardo Salles (PL), a root Bolsonaro supporter, was removed from the race due to the observation among the group closest to the former president that the city of São Paulo is currently tilting to the left and that only someone more central would defeat Boulos. However, they demand the presence of someone linked to Bolsonaro’s values ​​on Nunes’ ticket.

Tipped for the vice position, Fabio Wajngarten, Bolsonaro’s lawyer, posted a position on social media that reflects impatience with Nunes’ stance among Bolsonaro supporters. “No one, I repeat, no one will appropriate Bolsonaro votes and leave Bolsonaro distant. The era of locusts is over,” he wrote, in a message that was understood by Nunes.