Ciro Nogueira and Eduardo Bolsonaro exchange barbs after criticism of US articulation

Senator and national president of the PP, Ciro Nogueira (PI), and federal deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro (PL-SP) exchanged barbs on social media this Monday 13th. At the center of the clash is the arm wrestling over the political spoils of former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL), who is under house arrest and ineligible to run for office.

The argument began after Nogueira stated, in an interview with TV Bandeirantes , that the congressman's actions in the United States, where he is organizing sanctions against Brazilian authorities in an attempt to prevent his father's arrest for the coup plot, hindered the situation of the right-wing political field for next year's election.

“ It was a huge loss "I don't condemn him because I don't know what I would do if my father had been wronged, but it was a huge loss for our political project," the senator said on Sunday the 12th. According to the PP boss, the right had "a completely resolved election," which changed with the tariffs and Eduardo's actions in the US.

The criticism was not well received by Bolsonaro's son, who used his social media to respond: “Dear Ciro Nogueira, the damage was gigantic for your personal plan, you cannot confuse your interest with that of Brazil”, he replied, in a post on X .

"I sympathize with your feelings, as it was also a great loss for me, the difference is that I am willing to sacrifice my personal interests for Brazil," he added.

Ciro responded to Eduardo that he has no doubt "that there was enormous personal detachment on your part." "As for me, rest assured that I have not suffered and will not suffer any personal loss. You know the distance between what they say about us and reality. I never wanted to be anything other than what I am. From another perspective, what interests me is also Brazil."

The backdrop to the argument is the congressman's resistance to pressure from his father to name a successor. One of Bolsonaro's potential replacements in the race for the Planalto Palace is São Paulo Governor Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicans), who has also been the target of jabs directed by Eduardo. Ciro is mentioned as a potential running mate on the president's ticket, which increases tensions with the congressman.

Eduardo, who is working to be Bolsonaro's presidential candidate in 2026, has been fighting against the pre-candidacies of opposition governors , a stance that irritates allies of the Centrão.