Two days after announcing he had been encouraged by his father to run for president, the senator admits he might drop out, but that it will come “at a price,” indicating he wants amnesty for those convicted of coup plots. Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ) declared this Sunday (12/07) that he could give up his pre-candidacy for the presidency, but that he intended to make him pay “a price”.
“Look, it’s possible that I won’t go all the way. I have a price for that. I will negotiate. I have a price for not going all the way,” said the eldest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, after participating in an evangelical service in Brasilia, just two years after announcing his precandidacy.
Asked by journalists whether this “price” for “not going through with it” involves approving an amnesty for those convicted of the coup plot, including his father, who is serving a sentence, Flávio avoided going into details, saying he intended to speak about it only on Monday. However, he indicated that the subject of amnesty was on the agenda.
“I hope we will plan the amnesty this week. I hope the presidents of the House and the Senate will keep what they promised, that they will plan the amnesty and let the assholes sing in the plenary vote – which is what we always wanted,” said Flávio Bolsonaro.
Flávio’s pre-candidacy was announced last Friday. At the time, the senator said he had been chosen by his father as a candidate for the 2026 election.
“It is with great responsibility that I confirm the decision of Brazil’s greatest political and moral leader, Jair Messias Bolsonaro, to entrust me with the mission to continue our national project,” Flávio said in a message on the X network on Friday.
The announcement did not arouse enthusiasm among all sectors of the far right and among Centrão politicians. In recent months, different right-wing forces have united for a possible pre-candidacy for governor Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicans), considered to have a name more capable of bringing together the different parties and winning over more voters.
After the announcement of the pre-candidacy, some analyzes in the press even pointed out that Flávio’s entry into the presidential race could cause fragmentation on the right and benefit President Lula’s re-election candidacy.
A study by the Datafolha institute published on Saturday showed that Flávio would be 15 points behind President Lula (PT) in a possible second round. Tarcísio appears at less of a disadvantage, losing to Lula by five percentage points.
Other analyzes pointed out that the precandidacy would be a tactic by Bolsonaro’s children to regain influence during the election period after the former president began serving his sentence and also to contain the growing protagonism of former first lady Michelle Bolsonaro.
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