Brazil’s Bolsonaro says not considering father for govt post
However, right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro said he did not rule out the possibility of offering his father a position.
Brazil's right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro has stated he has not considered giving his father a government position if he wins the upcoming election on October 25. Flavio will face incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the presidential runoff. Former president Jair Bolsonaro's son has not raised the subject of his father's potential involvement in the government with him.
However, Flavio did not completely rule out the possibility, though 45-year-old Eduardo Bolsonaro gave up his seat as a lawmaker in Brazil and moved to the United States last year. Eduardo was sentenced in absentia in June to four years and two months in prison for urging US sanctions on Brazil during his father's coup trial. Flavio described the incumbent government as "chaos" and insisted that the end of the Lula era is near.
In the first round of voting on October 4, Bolsonaro finished ahead of Lula by 47% to 45%. A poll published on Thursday showed the lead of Bolsonaro and Lula narrowing to two points, with the rivals in a statistical tie.
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