US EditionBolsonaro's son says he may not run for Brazil president
Flavio Bolsonaro may withdraw from the 2026 presidential race in exchange for amnesty for his father and supporters convicted over the January 2023 government building attack.
- Senator Flavio Bolsonaro said on Sunday he may not run in next year's general election and could abandon his bid `at a price`, with a definitive announcement due on Dec 8 after a religious service.
- Following a Friday announcement, he reversed that his father had chosen him to lead the conservative movement, jolting financial markets which dropped over 4%.
- Speaking to reporters outside an evangelical church in Brasilia, Flavio Bolsonaro said `I'm going to negotiate` and promised more details at a Monday meeting with conservative leaders and supporters in Congress.
- Supporters in Congress are pushing a bill that would open the way for amnesty for those convicted over the assault on government buildings, which could reshape the next election.
- The conservative camp remains fractured, with several governors in the South and Centre-West pursuing their own ambitions, while a national poll suggests Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva would beat Flavio by roughly 15 points.
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The convoluted script of Brazilian politics can be summed up in a key word: amnesty. Former President Jair Bolsonaro needs to get rid of the 27-year sentence and...
Flavio Bolsonaro was entrusted by his father, who was incarcerated for attempted coup d'état, the mission to represent his camp in the presidential election of October 2026. But the 44-year-old heir, who lags behind a sulphurous reputation of corrupt elected officials, does not have unanimity in the Bolsonarian electorate.
Family Bargaining And A Jailed Ex-President: What Flávio Bolsonaro Really Wants
Key Points Jair Bolsonaro’s eldest son is using his new presidential bid as leverage to try to free his father. Financial markets, which preferred São Paulo’s governor as a calmer option, reacted sharply to Flávio’s sudden rise. The dispute over amnesty for the 8 January riots will shape how Brazil deals with a failed power […]
The Bolsonaro clan is in an arduous battle to preserve the prominence that the far right project led by the patriarch conquered in recent years in Brazil. The leader’s entry into prison threatens its relevance. Jair Messias Bolsonaro, 70 years old, kills the hours watching news and football on television, in a cell in a police station in Brasilia, during the first days of a 27-year sentence. The most recent move to continue in the center of the …
Brasilia, Brazil. Brazilian senator Flávio Bolsonaro said this Sunday that he could abandon his incipient presidential pre-candidacy for a “price” and suggested the approval of an amnesty for his father, jailed ultra-right president Jair Bolsonaro. The legislator announced on Friday that his father, who went into prison last month after being sentenced to 27 years in prison for attempting a coup d'état, had appointed him to contest the elections…
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