Tarcísio: Will He or Won’t He?
São Paulo Governor Tarcísio de Freitas, a right-wing Wall Street darling, seems close to deciding on a 2026 run for president.
RIO DE JANEIRO—Earlier this month, hours after Brazil’s Congress approved a bill that would double or triple the sentences handed out to members of criminal gangs, Tarcísio Gomes de Freitas posted a short video on Instagram in which he sounded like much more than a mere governor of São Paulo state. “Today, all law-abiding citizens have reasons to celebrate,” he said. Wearing a black polo shirt, speaking firmly, he sounded as if he himself had authored the bill—even though it was in fact mostly drafted by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s administration. “Public...
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