Naji Nahas evaluates Bolsonaro more strongly in the second round

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Megainvestor Naji Nahas (74) believes that the result of the first round of the presidential election shows that President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) comes out stronger towards the second round.

“He showed surprising strength. I think Bolsonaro is the favorite”, says Nahas, an emblematic figure in the Brazilian financial market, known for the episode of the Rio de Janeiro Stock Exchange crash. He was cleared of the market manipulation charges that led to the case.

Established in the country for more than five decades, the businessman of Lebanese origin has been visiting the Planalto Palace ever since, always interacting with members of the federal government and Congress.

“I’ve never seen a country so divided,” Nahas told Sheet. “It is the first time that the country has left the polls so polarized between right and left.”

For him, the leadership of Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicans) in São Paulo can further strengthen the platform for Bolsonaro in the state, which in his assessment was what surprised the most at the polls.

For Nahas, Bolsonaro has even managed to strengthen his base in Congress, particularly in the Senate.

“I just didn’t understand Rodrigo Garcia [PSDB] have the result that he had with the machine in his hand, and Onyx [Lorenzoni, ex-ministro de Bolsonaro] have more votes than Eduardo Leite [no Rio Grande do Sul].”

The mega-investor considers that this movement can be explained by the weakening of the PSDB, which suffered internal disputes in the definition of a possible candidate for the Presidency, by the dispersion of votes promoted by Ciro Gomes (PDT-CE) and Simone Tebet (MDB-MS).

Nahas also assesses that the next president will have a more favorable scenario in the economy.

“Whether Lula or Bolsonaro, the international situation favors Brazil with the war in Ukraine, inflation and high interest rates in Europe and the USA. The country, with agribusiness, oil and energy production, can take a leap if it is well managed.” .”

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