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Asking Jailed Banker for Funds Not Wrong, Says Flávio Bolsonaro

Summary by brazilsun.com
SAO PAULO, Brazil: Senator Flávio Bolsonaro denied any wrongdoing in his reported request for millions from jailed banker Daniel Vorcaro, a revelation that could affect the lawmaker's bid for the country's presidency in October. Earlier, The Intercept Brazil released voice messages in which Flávio Bolsonaro asked banker Vorcaro for 61 million reais (about US$12 million) to fund a film called "T

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Flavio Bolsonaro, son of the former president and candidate against Lula in the elections of October 2026, reportedly asked a banker suspected of fraud to produce a film to the glory of his father. A news that weakens the presidential candidacy of Flavio Bolsonaro for the far right.

·Paris, France
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The role of the former federal deputy in the venture came into play on Friday, while the senator seeks to contain damage to his pre-candidacy to the presidency

·São Paulo, Brazil
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In an interview, Senator and pre-candidate states that Vorcaro's money was used entirely for the production of the work

·Brazil
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Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL/RJ) published this Friday, 15, video on social networks reaffirming that the production of a film about his father was financed exclusively with private resources. Flavio denied any use of public money in the audiovisual project. During a statement to CNN, on the case, Flavio said that the work did not use cultural incentive mechanisms, such as Lei Rouanet, nor received public funds from state or municipal government…

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CNN Brasil broke the news in Brazil on Friday, May 15, 2026.
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