Even though he denies the claim, the name of São Paulo governor Tarcísio de Freitas continues to come up as a leading candidate to take Jair Bolsonaro’s place as the leader of Brazil’s right-wing political group.
While Bolsonaro, 70, focuses on appealing a 27-year sentence for plotting a failed coup, Brazil's conservatives are without a clear candidate for the 2026 election.
Freitas, a former minister under Bolsonaro, runs a state that is home to 46 million people, the economic powerhouse of the country with a GDP equivalent to that of Belgium or Sweden.
Polls have shown the former army e
Continue Reading on Buenos Aires Times
This preview shows approximately 15% of the article. Read the full story on the publisher's website to support quality journalism.