Note from the Lula government to the Bolsonaro family is aggressive, says expert

The federal government released a note classifying the Bolsonaro family's actions in the United States as "deplorable", and the reaction was assessed as politically calculated by Thiago Vidal, director of political analysis at Prospectiva ao WW.

According to him, the note represents a direct response to an electoral political act.

Vidal highlighted that the document released by the government is "aggressive" and deviates from the principle of impersonality of public administration, by mentioning the Bolsonaro family by name.

"An aggressive note, including, as the report mentioned, which mentions the Bolsonaro family, something that goes against the principle of impersonality of public administration and which therefore indicates that the federal government is responding to an electoral political act with political action as well," he stated.

Bolsonaro's electoral strategy in check
According to the analyst, the bet of the government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) and his campaign group is that Senator Flávio Bolsonaro would have tried to distance himself from a link considered negative for his candidacy - the relationship with Banco Master and its owner, Daniel Vorcaro - and move closer to the public security agenda.

Vidal, however, considers that this strategy may not have the desired effect.

The analyst recalled that, during the so-called "tariff" of 2025, when the Bolsonaro family worked with the White House to try to increase tariffs and commercially isolate Brazil, the polls registered a net negative result for Bolsonarism and a positive result for the Lula government.

"In defending sovereignty, the government is doing better. So much so that Lula soon after changed the government's slogan", highlighted Vidal.

For Vidal, the note released by the government indicates that Lula is betting on the thesis that the announced measure will not be sustained.

According to him, the government seems to believe that the supposed political gain of Bolsonarism will not translate into electoral dividends or improvements in the polls.

"The government seems to be betting on the thesis that what happened yesterday will not be sustained, that is, that this supposed point that Bolsonarism gained will not translate into electoral dividends", concluded the analyst.

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Source: CNN