The Great Debate: Will Flávio Bolsonaro's nod to women be well received?

Councillors Adrilles Jorge (União-SP) and Luna Zarattini (PT-SP) debated, on Wednesday (1st), in O Grande Debate (from Monday to Friday, at 11pm), whether Flávio Bolsonaro's nod to women will be well received or not?

Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) publicly repudiated the statement by Bolsonaro influencer Paulo Figueiredo, who stated that "women vote statistically poorly". The episode occurs amid an internal crisis in the PL, marked by the removal of Michelle Bolsonaro from the leadership of PL Mulher, and raises questions about the impact of these turbulences on Flávio's pre-candidacy for the Presidency of the Republic.

In a video released, Flávio Bolsonaro declared that, although he was not responsible for Paulo Figueiredo's speeches, he felt "offended" by the generalization made by the influencer regarding women. The statement was interpreted as a nod to female voters, at a delicate moment for the Bolsonaro camp.

Debate between councilors
Councilwoman Luna Zarattini said she did not believe this was a communication failure. For her, Paulo Figueiredo's speech reflects what "a large part of the extreme right thinks about women".

"When he says that women don't know how to vote, he is attacking women's right to participate in politics, women's right to make choices," he declared. Luna also cited the removal of Michelle Bolsonaro and other issues involving Flávio Bolsonaro as factors that could compromise the pre-candidate's campaign.

Councilman Adrilles Jorge classified the episode as "a matter of simple semantics and communication failure". According to him, Paulo Figueiredo expressed himself in a "truculent" way, but the intention was to highlight a supposed greater sensitivity of women.

"I fundamentally disagree with Figueiredo," said Adrilles, adding that, in his view, women have already overcome this barrier by combining the emotional aspect with the rational. The councilor also acknowledged that Michelle Bolsonaro's removal harms the campaign, describing the episode as a reflection of internal differences on the right.

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