Rodrigo Garcia, the governor of Brazil’s wealthiest and most populous state São Paulo, declared his “unconditional support” this week for President Jair Bolsonaro’s re-election bid. His endorsement, days after he tasted defeat in his own re-election race, marks the end of an era.
For the last 28 years, São Paulo state has been ruled by governors from the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) or their lieutenants. On Sunday, Mr. Garcia from the PSDB finished third in the São Paulo gubernatorial election, keeping the party out of the runoff and closing a long chapter in the state’s history.
Members of the…