Tarcisio de Freitas, Governor of São Paulo and seen as a potential successor to former President Jair Bolsonaro, firmly states he has no presidential aspirations, despite public speculation. Bolsonaro’s enduring influence in Brazil’s right-wing politics persists amidst his legal challenges and accusations. Freitas’s commitment remains with São Paulo, even as President Luiz Inácio Lula da […]
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