Caiado appears in União Brasil’s propaganda on public security after the launch of Flávio Bolsonaro’s candidacy

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In the recording, he appears holding a pen that he wanted to be “the same as that of the President of the Republic” and “more powerful than the rifle of any drug trafficker”.

— I know it because I also have this weapon to govern. The difference is that I use mine. It was with her that I made Goiás the safest state in Brazil, he says.

In the recording, Caiado also makes an indirect reference to Governor Tarcísio de Freitas, saying that Goiás “does not have the largest budget in the country nor the largest number of police officers”, held by São Paulo, but claims to have “a lot of courage and a firm hand against banditry”. The announcement comes after Caiado said he would maintain his pre-candidacy for president, even after Flávio Bolsonaro is chosen to replace his father in next year’s elections.

“It is a decision taken by former President Jair Bolsonaro, with his family, and it is up to all of us to respect it. He has the right to seek to make the candidacy of Senator Flávio Bolsonaro viable. For my part, I remain a pre-candidate for the presidency and I am convinced that next year we will eliminate the PT from power and return Brazil to the Brazilians,” he said in a statement released to the press.

União Brasil president Antônio Rueda also spoke about Flávio’s appointment and complained about “polarization in 2026.” As GLOBO showed, the party, about to unite with the PP in a federation, alongside other center-right parties, such as the PSD and the Republicans, does not agree with Flávio’s choice and is evaluating the possibility of adopting neutrality in the presidential election or launching its own candidacies.

Previously, the group’s main bet was on Tarcísio, favored by the financial market. Data published by Datafolha this weekend also showed that he would be supported as a successor to Bolsonarism by 20% of voters, behind only Michelle Bolsonaro (PL), chosen by 22%, while Flávio would be preferred by 8% of the electorate. However, since the announcement of the senator’s pre-candidacy, the governor of São Paulo has remained silent, even after being personally informed of the senator’s decision a few days before. In an interview with Record on Sunday evening, the parliamentarian declared that he “will not demand” that he speak publicly, but that he elected him by designating him as “the number 10 jersey of the team”.