Names from the right that are quoted to run for the Presidency in 2026: Tarcísio de Freitas, Michelle and Jair Bolsonaro and Romeu Zema| Photo: EFE; Disclosure

Senator Ciro Nogueira (PP-PI) said this Monday (24) that perhaps former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) will not run for the Presidency of the Republic for the third time in 2026. [Bolsonaro] will be a candidate. I even think he might not even be a candidate, so I talk to him a lot”, he said in an interview on the Roda Viva program.

Bolsonaro’s absence from the 2026 presidential race is something that has been discussed in the PL and in parties that supported his candidacy last year, such as PP and Republicans. Faced with the possibility of Bolsonaro becoming ineligible by decision of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), other politicians are considered to run for office in three and a half years. Former first lady Michelle Bolsonaro (PL), the governor of São Paulo, Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicans), and the governor of Minas Gerais, Romeu Zema (Novo) are the main names cited so far.

Faced with this scenario of uncertainties, the People’s Gazette I would like to know your opinion: who do you think should be the candidate of the right in the 2026 presidential elections?