The main opposition name in this year's presidential race, senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) arrives in the final stretch of the party conventions without having defined a vice candidate for his ticket and with difficulties in expanding his list of alliances.
Wife of former mayor of Maceió, Cuiabana is considered to be vice-president of Flávio Bolsonaro
The main opposition name in this year's presidential race, senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) arrives in the final stretch of the party conventions without having defined a vice candidate for his ticket and with difficulties in expanding his...
The deadline in the electoral law for parties to hold their party conventions, a necessary step to formalize support, ends on Wednesday, a deadline that Flávio intends to use to define the vice president and the coalition that will take to the polls in October. Last week, the presidential candidate even invited Senator Tereza Cristina (PP-MS) to be his...
- Last week, the presidential candidate even invited Senator Tereza Cristina (PP-MS) to be his running mate, but her party released a statement in which it decided to remain neutral in the...
- He also considered former Caixa president Daniella Marques (Republicans) as a possibility.
- Her party, however, also tends towards neutrality in the presidential election, but has not yet released a position.
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The presidential candidate has said that he intends to choose a woman as his running mate, preferably from a party that is willing to ally with his candidacy, but the parties he has sought out have so far resisted reaching an agreement.
The deadline in the electoral law for parties to hold their party conventions, a necessary step to formalize support, ends on Wednesday, a deadline that Flávio intends to use to define the vice president and the coalition that will take to the polls in October.
Last week, the presidential candidate even invited Senator Tereza Cristina (PP-MS) to be his running mate, but her party released a statement in which it decided to remain neutral in the presidential contest.
He also considered former Caixa president Daniella Marques (Republicans) as a possibility. Her party, however, also tends towards neutrality in the presidential election, but has not yet released a position. The gavel must be hit by the party on Tuesday, the date of the Republican national convention.
In addition to the difficulties with the Centrão party, a possible choice of Marques is not viewed favorably by the president of the PL, Valdemar Costa Neto, who has already said that there needs to be a more political profile for the vice president and that the former Caixa director does not bring votes for Flávio.
Given the difficulties, part of the PL candidate's environment considers having the president of Podemos, deputy Renata Abreu (SP), as vice-president. The party, however, also indicates opting for neutrality in the presidential dispute. The party will meet this Monday to decide its position in the election.
As an alternative, the name of Marina Candia (PSDB), wife of the former mayor of Maceió João Henrique Caldas (PSDB), is mentioned. In this case, there are also difficulties in closing a composition because her party is also considering adopting neutrality.
If Flávio is unsuccessful in attracting an allied party, the PL is studying some options within its own party for vice, such as deputies Júlia Zanatta (SC) and Priscila Costa (CE). The two have already signaled their openness to apply for the position.
Despite this, Flávio and members of the PL wish to insist on attracting other parties and refuse to define in advance that the vice candidate will be from the PL. The strategy is to use all available time to try to form an alliance with another party.
Internal wear
In addition to the difficulties in attracting support from other parties, Flávio has also faced internal stress, such as the crisis with former first lady Michelle Bolsonaro.
After the senator's stepmother exposed the disagreements between the two at the end of June, when she released a video saying she was “disrespected and mistreated” by the senator, the expectation of allies was that a meeting this Sunday, when Michelle had her candidacy for the Senate confirmed, could symbolize a reconciliation. She, however, did not go to the event.
During the height of the crisis, Michelle left the presidency of PL Mulher, threatened not to be a candidate for the Senate and to leave the party. Despite this, Flávio recorded a video apologizing, which was accepted by Michelle.
The two have not yet met in person, but she was confirmed as a candidate for senator and released a letter in which she declared her support for Flávio as a candidate for president.
Other candidates
Unlike Flávio, most of the main candidates for president have already defined their vice-presidents. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has already confirmed the candidacy of vice-president Geraldo Alckmin (PSB) for re-election, the PSD candidate, Ronaldo Caiado, has the president of his party, Gilberto Kassab, as his running mate, and the Missão candidate, Renan Santos, will have the military man Aroldo Medina, also from his party, as his vice-president candidate.
In addition to the PL presidential candidate, the Novo candidate, Romeu Zema, also did not define his vice president. One option being evaluated is that of senator Eduardo Girão (Novo-CE), who despite this has said that he will be a candidate for governor of Ceará. Writer Augusto Cury, Avante's pre-candidate, also did not define who his vice-president will be.