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RIO – President Jair Bolsonaro (no party), who promises a neutral stance in the Rio mayoral race, will not complain about the positions of the candidates Marcelo Crivella (Republicans) and Luiz Lima (PSL), who are contesting the election and sympathy. of the Bolsonarista electorate – and, for this, it published content with the image of the president.
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In Crivella’s case, the president personally endorsed the use of his image. On the first day of the official campaign, on Sunday, Crivella published a photo in which he appears with Bolsonaro, trying to appear to have the support of the president for his candidacy. Lima, in turn, published a video on “renewal” in which Bolsonaro and ministers Paulo Guedes (Economy) and Tarcísio de Freitas (Infrastructure) appear. Lima has also made known in the networks the support received from people who wear shirts with the president’s face.
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Before publishing the material, Crivella consulted Bolsonaro on the use of the photo, and the president nodded, saying that he would not give explicit support in the first round, nor would he complain about the use of his image.
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Regarding Luiz Lima, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, affiliated with the Crivella party, even told the deputy two weeks ago not to use photos with Bolsonaro or to say that he has the support of the president. Lima is part of the base of government in Brasilia, but, before running for office, announced that it resigned from joining the Alliance for Brazil, a party that Bolsonaro intends to found. The video published by Lima, however, was not seen as an affront, since the narrator does not assure that the deputy has the support of the president.
Yesterday, the Regional Electoral Tribunal (TRE-RJ) presented a request for suspicion made by Crivella’s defense against electoral judge Gustavo Alves Teixeira, one of the seven members of the Tribunal who had sentenced the mayor to eight years of ineligibility, for abuse of power. politician in the 2018 elections. The defense will turn to the Superior Electoral Court and, if necessary, the STF to suspend the sentence and ensure that Crivella stands for reelection.
