Cleitinho officially supports Flávio Bolsonaro for the 2nd round

During an agenda in Brasília this Thursday (8), the senator and newly elected governor of Minas Gerais, Cleitinho Azevedo (Republicans), made it official that he will support Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) for the presidency of the republic in the second round of the 2026 elections.

"There was never any doubt, because I'm not a man of doubt. Since January, when Flávio said he would be a candidate, I, in the Senate gallery, always said I would support it", he declared.

Alongside his vice-president, Luís Eduardo Falcão (Republicans), who was appointed coordinator of the transition team, Cleitinho detailed how he intends to coordinate with mayors of the 853 municipalities of Minas to garner votes in favor of the candidate.

"We even want to have a convention, an agenda with the mayors so we can also intensify and tour the entire state," he said.

Cleitinho received 6,321,351 votes, equivalent to 55.40% of valid votes, according to the Superior Electoral Court (TSE).