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 that he is not considering his father for a government position if he wins the upcoming election on October 25. The upcoming runoff will see Flavio face incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Former President Jair Bolsonaro, Flavio’s father, is currently under house arrest for attempting a coup in 2022 after losing the presidential election to Lula. Flavio Bolsonaro dismissed any possibility of his father being appointed to any role in the government during an interview on TV Globo. However, he did not rule out the idea entirely, stating, "it is not on the radar."
Eduardo Bolsonaro, Flavio’s 42-year-old brother, has left his seat in Brazil’s Congress and moved to the United States. He was sentenced while overseas to four years and two months in prison after urging US sanctions during his father’s coup trial.
Flavio Bolsonaro described the incumbent government as "chaos" and insisted that the end of the Lula era is near, before Brazil’s election. The senator highlighted that only nine days remain until the vote. In the first round of voting on October 4, Bolsonaro received 47% of the vote, while Lula secured 45%. A recent Datafolha poll shows their lead in the runoff is now tied, with Bolsonaro receiving 51% and Lula 49% of the vote, within the survey's two-point margin of error.
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