Bolsonaro’s party to be Lula’s opposition, Bolsonaro its 2026 candidate -party leader
2022.11.08 15:02
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Brazil’s Liberal Party President Valdemar Costa Neto looks on during a meeting with parliamentarians from his party in Brasilia, Brazil, November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Adriano Machado
BRASILIA (Reuters) -The party of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, recently defeated by former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, will be the main opposition to Lula when he takes office on Jan. 1, its leader, Valdemar Costa Neto, said on Tuesday.
The right-wing party, the Liberal Party (PL), has emerged from elections as the largest party in the Brazilian Congress.
Costa Neto said Bolsonaro will be the party’s candidate for presidential election in 2026 and will be the party’s honorable president.
“Bolsonarismo (a conservative movement) is growing a lot, it’s getting bigger than Bolsonaro,” he told reporters.
Costa Neto also told the news conference that his party will vote for a constitutional amendment (PEC) planned by Lula to allow a budget waiver to cover social welfare costs if it is in the public interest.
“I discussed this at length with President Bolsonaro and he said if it is in the public interest, in the interest of the country, we will vote in favor of the constitutional amendment, but everything has to be well discussed beforehand,” he said.
