![]() ![]() It has been one of the parties most welcoming to the Bolsonaro government’s proposals in Congress. ![]() The party delegation includes 15 deputies who are part of a group of almost 200 Evangelical lawmakers who defend religious projects and values in Congress. Valdemar da Costa Neto, the Liberal Party president, was convicted in 2012 of corruption and money laundering in a vast vote-buying scandal that almost brought down da Silva’s administration. He also served time in prison.īolsonaro campaigned as a political outsider in 2018, a stance that could be dented by his embrace of mainline parties according to analysts. ![]() He captivated many voters by vowing to shun the horse trading that benefited entrenched actors and allowed corruption.īut the far-right president has turned to the Center bloc for political shelter from increasing pressure on his administration, including more than 100 requests for impeachment and declining popularity in polls. In August, Bolsonaro appointed one of the main senators from the bloc to be his chief of staff. “I feel at home here … an affiliation is like a marriage and we will be a family,“ said Bolsonaro on Tuesday, surrounded by Center bloc politicians. With elections looming, Bolsonaro chose to commit to a major party that will bring him resources to campaign. ![]() He will need all the help he can get in reelection bid, Marco Antonio Teixeira, a political science professor at the Getulio Vargas Foundation in Sao Paulo, told The Associated Press. ![]()
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