Overview
- André do Prado formally launched his pre-candidacy for the São Paulo Senate seat on June 20 in Guarulhos with PL leader Valdemar Costa Neto, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro and Governor Tarcísio de Freitas in attendance.
- The 1st Panel of the Supreme Federal Court unanimously convicted Eduardo Bolsonaro of coercion, sentenced him to four years and two months in a semi-open regime, imposed fines, removed his Federal Police post and declared him ineligible tied to the sentence.
- Prado said he will keep Eduardo as his first suplente and pursue legal appeals, framing the ticket as a continuation of the right-wing agenda with Eduardo advising from abroad.
- Eduardo participated in the launch by video from the United States and publicly reaffirmed his support for the Prado ticket despite the STF ruling.
- The choice exposes a split inside the Bolsonarist bloc between party leadership and ideological hardliners and creates a likely legal and electoral fight over ballot access that will hinge on pending appeals and electoral authority rulings.