PL party president Valdemar Costa Neto returned from the United States after meeting with Eduardo Bolsonaro in Texas. Valdemar said he is confident that Eduardo will support André do Prado, president of Alesp, as Senate candidate for São Paulo.
Eduardo Bolsonaro is considered the 'owner' of one of the Senate seats for São Paulo, but has been in self-exile in the United States since early 2025. The definition of the PL's Senate candidate generates disagreements within São Paulo's right-wing, which fears that multiple ideological candidacies could split votes and benefit the left.
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Valdemar Costa Neto met with Eduardo Bolsonaro in the United States to discuss Senate candidacy
André do Prado is president of the São Paulo Legislative Assembly
Eduardo Bolsonaro has been in the United States since early 2025
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Valdemar stated that other party members have closed ranks in support of André do Prado
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Eduardo Bolsonaro was interested in supporting federal deputy Mário Frias
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Jair Bolsonaro demonstrated preference for Colonel Ricardo Mello Araújo
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When Valdemar returned from the United States