Flávio says there is a “price” to continue with candidacy “until the end”

Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ) stated on Sunday (7) that there is a ‘price’ for his potential candidacy for the Palácio do Planalto in next year’s elections to continue ‘until the end’. On Friday (5), Jair Bolsonaro’s eldest son took to social media to announce that he had been chosen by his father for the ‘mission’ of continuing the ‘project’ of Bolsonaro politics in the upcoming election. After attending a church service on Sunday, Flávio spoke with journalists and mentioned, without going into details, the ‘possibility’ of not pursuing the decision to run for President. ‘There is a possibility that I won’t go all the way, and I have a price for that, which I will negotiate. I have a price, but I will only tell you tomorrow,’ he said. When asked by a journalist if this ‘price’ would be Congress discussing an amnesty, the senator replied, ‘It’s hot’. The announcement of Flávio’s candidacy was seen by the political environment as a ‘trial balloon’ by former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL). The strategy would be to not only test Flávio’s name but to keep the family in the spotlight. Flávio’s announcement caused a stir in political circles. Centrão leaders resist the name and predict Flávio’s isolation. The market reacted negatively to the news of the pre-candidacy, with the stock market plummeting and the dollar rising significantly, reflecting investors’ concerns about the political and economic scenario that is unfolding in the coming years. Flávio viewed the market’s reaction as ‘natural’ but spoke of a ‘hasty analysis’ by the country’s financial sector. ‘I consider it natural because, just like the market, I also have the conviction that Brazil cannot stand another four years. However, they are making a hasty analysis, in my opinion, because from the moment I have the possibility, with this exposure and the coverage that the press will give me, to get to know a different Bolsonaro, a much more centered Bolsonaro, a Bolsonaro who knows politics, who knows Brasília, a Bolsonaro who really wants to bring peace to this country, different from what we are seeing in the current government, which said it would come to pacify the country, said it would come to govern for everyone.’