The governor, who has been listed as one of the main names demanding the right to challenge Lula in 2026, said the PT administration “has not offered anything in all this time” for the government to combat organized crime. When talking about the security field, he asked: “This group that ruled Brazil for a long time did exactly what made us turn the tables?” “Are you going to present it now? Of course not,” Tarcisio told reporters after a ceremony at Palacio dos Bandeirantes in Sao Paulo. “They are unable to deal with this and other issues. Look at the financial situation in Brazil.”
Tarcisio said the country could be in a much better position, both economically and in the fight against violence. “The big question is: What do they offer? Is it reasonable for us to be at 15% interest as we are today? This is directly related to financial discipline. Then a situation arises, which is public security, and the citizen says: ‘I can’t afford it anymore’. The group has been there for a long time and has offered what? It is an exhaustion model. Society says it cannot be done, it needs another way,” he said in response to a question about Lula’s performance. In the Genial/Quest scan. “We have to see what Lula will show Brazil,” the governor said.
According to the poll, Lula still leads voting intentions in the two rounds, but the difference for his opponents has decreased. In a possible second round against Tarcisio, Lula received 41% and the Sao Paulo governor 36%. The difference between them decreased by more than half within a month, from 12 to 5 points.
When asked about his poll performance, in a potential presidential race, Tarcisio deflected and said he was “not thinking about it.”
The governor has the support of key Centrao leaders to run in 2026. Leaders of this political group are resistant to supporting any member of the Bolsonaro family as a presidential candidate.
Former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL), Tarcicio’s political godfather, is ineligible until 2030, due to decisions of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE), and was found guilty by the Federal Supreme Court (STF) of an attempted coup. Bolsonaro is expected to be arrested later this year.
Although he said his focus is on São Paulo, the governor held a series of talks with businessmen, investors and political leaders to discuss the national scenario and the 2026 presidential elections. Tarcísio was also involved in negotiating proposals in the National Congress. The governor explained through the Minister of State Security and his deputy, Guilherme Dayret (PP)Approval of changes in legislation to combat criminal factions.
Derrett took a leave of absence from office to report on the federal government’s anti-factionalism bill. Since the announcement of the decision on Friday evening, the representative has previously submitted four reports and is still being criticized for not discussing the preparation of his proposal. Dirit became weary not only with the federal government, but also with the Bolsonaristas and part of the bench.
When speaking about his secretary’s role in the anti-faction Hizb ut-Tahrir rapporteur, Tarcisio defended postponing the vote on the project – despite Dayrit’s insistence on voting as quickly as possible. He said: “It is a complex issue, and it must be dealt with carefully, with the necessary calm, in order to obtain the best product for the country.” The governor said: “The postponement is welcome because a text cannot be presented to the plenary session of Parliament without obtaining consensus, without formulating it perfectly, and without the satisfaction of parliamentarians.”
Tarcisio also defended the need to negotiate the text with senators now to facilitate the process.
Yesterday, right-wing state governors defended postponing the vote for 30 days, but Derrett resisted the request and submitted the fourth version of his report hours later. Amid criticism and pressure from parliamentarians, the President of the Chamber, Hugo Motta (Republicans-PB)The vote was postponed until next week.
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