This group includes different parties that have offered some support to President Jair Bolsonaro without necessarily aligning themselves firmly with his government. Though Bolsonaro remains popular, candidates backed by him failed almost everywhere. The Workers’ Party (PT), for decades the hegemon on the centre-left, also fared extremely poorly, while fresh faces from other progressive forces raised their profiles in national politics.
A broad centre-left and centre-right alliance could be the main wild card for 2022, as an attempt to prevent Bolsonaro’s re-election.
A centre-right alliance in 2022 could founder on squabbles over who would lead the presidential ticket.
Bolsonaro’s recent popularity may dwindle as fiscal constraints limit the possibility of continuing recent cash transfer payments.
