Sources: Government sees Trump's double game after meeting with Flávio Bolsonaro
After the meeting between Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ) and President Donald Trump, the federal government began to carefully evaluate the United States' movement. According to findings by CNN Politics analyst Clarissa Oliveira on Live CNN, people close to the government believe that the Republican would be playing a "double game".
Concern with Trump, not with Flávio
The government's main concern is not about Flávio himself, but about Trump's attitude when receiving him. Clarissa Oliveira reported that, in conversations she had with people close to the government, the meeting is not seen as something of "zero concern".
"The concern is much more with Trump than with Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ)", said the analyst. The government does not believe that the meeting will have a significant electoral impact, as it believes that the senator is only talking to the base that is already his.
Message in negotiations
The predominant reading among government officials is that Trump would be sending a message to the Brazilian government by welcoming Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ).
According to Clarissa Oliveira, the interpretation is that Trump would be signaling: "you have more to do than be nice to me here in the negotiations, let's talk about the things that interest me in your world, rare earths and so on, because, after all, otherwise I have the option of helping this guy here in this year's elections in Brazil".
The analyst also highlighted that Trump has made an effort to influence Latin America, driven by his relationship with the Argentine president, Javier Milei, and that having a name linked to the right in command of Brazil would be far from being a bad thing for the North American leader.
Electoral ammunition for the government camp
Government allies have already begun to use the images of the meeting as electoral ammunition. Clarissa Oliveira reported having received messages from WhatsApp groups from government supporters, in which Flávio's photo with Trump was presented as proof that the pre-candidate would be "subservient to the United States".
The narrative constructed by the government camp is to oppose Flávio, portrayed as someone who "bows his head to Trump", to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT), presented as the leader who speaks as an equal with the North American head of state and defends Brazil's interests.
The analyst added that Lula would have demanded, behind the scenes, to be received at the White House - and not at Mar-a-Lago -, reinforcing the image of a head of state who seeks equivalent treatment in international relations.
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Source: CNN