Most PSDB mayors in São Paulo state declare support for Bolsonaro

The estimate of the São Paulo PSDB directory (Brazilian Social Democratic Party, center) is that 80% of the 262 party mayors in the state have declared support for the reelection of Jair Bolsonaro (PL, right).

The data comes after the current governor, Rodrigo Garcia (PSDB), came in 3rd in the race for reelection and declared “unconditional” support for the president.

As the third largest party in the National Congress, the PSDB was the main opposition party against the Workers’ Party (PT, left) administrations of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff from 2003 to 2016.

Among the mayors supporting Bolsonaro are Duarte Nogueira, from Ribeirão Preto, and Orlando Morando, São Bernardo do Campo.

They attended the governor’s dinner last week with the president at the Bandeirantes Palace, the seat of state government.

The mayor of the city of Caieiras, in the great São Paulo, Gilmar Lagoinha, justified his support to the president and his candidate for governor, Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicans), under the perspective of attracting investments.

“Having a governor aligned with the president will bring even more resources and investments to the city,” he said.

UNCONDITIONAL SUPPORT

Two days after losing the elections in São Paulo, Rodrigo Garcia declared unconditional support for Jair Bolsonaro and Tarcísio de Freitas.

Both were the most-voted candidates in São Paulo.

Last Thursday (Oct. 20), Garcia received Bolsonaro and Tarcisio for dinner at the Bandeirantes Palace.

He took approximately 90 mayors and asked for support for the candidates in the final week.

Garcia is new to PSDB and should leave the party after the elections. He is negotiating with União Brasil.

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