Tag: flavio Bolsonaro

Saturday, February 28th 2026 - 02:22 UTC
Poll shows Flávio Bolsonaro drawing level with Lula in a potential Brazil runoff

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro are virtually tied in a simulated second-round vote for October’s election, according to an AtlasIntel survey conducted for Bloomberg News — the first poll to show the pair at parity in a head-to-head scenario.
1 comment
Thursday, February 19th 2026 - 01:33 UTC
Flávio Bolsonaro mocks samba school’s demotion after Lula tribute, says the “next drop” will be him

Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (Liberal Party, PL), seen as a potential right-wing contender in Brazil’s October presidential election, said that after the samba school that paid tribute to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was relegated in Rio de Janeiro’s carnival standings, the “next drop” will be Lula’s — and that of the Workers’ Party (PT).
Monday, February 16th 2026 - 17:03 UTC
Brazilian opposition announces legal action against Lula over Rio Carnival tribute

Brazil’s opposition said it will file complaints with the country’s electoral courts against President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, arguing that a Rio Carnival tribute staged by samba school Acadêmicos de Niterói amounted to illegal early campaigning funded, at least in part, with public money.
Monday, February 9th 2026 - 08:38 UTC
Flávio Bolsonaro steps onto global far-right stage as Brazil presidential hopeful

Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, the eldest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, has used an international tour in the Middle East to publicly cast himself as a contender for Brazil’s 2026 presidency, seeking visibility among transnational conservative networks as Brazil’s right tries to settle on a standard-bearer.
Thursday, February 5th 2026 - 09:23 UTC
Brazil: Lula leads first-round scenarios but faces tighter runoffs, poll suggests

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva remains the front-runner across all first-round matchups for Brazil’s 4 October presidential election, according to a new survey by Instituto Ideia published by digital outlet Canal Meio.
Tuesday, January 6th 2026 - 08:33 UTC
Maduro's fall becomes campaign asset for Flávio Bolsonaro

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's sons Eduardo and Flávio foresee the latter's victory in this year's elections after the ties between deposed Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva are exposed in the trial underway in New York.
Monday, December 8th 2025 - 10:55 UTC
Poll shows Lula would easily beat Bolsonaro's son in runoff

A Datafolha poll released this weekend showed that incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva would beat Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, -a son of the incarcerated former President Jair Bolsonaro- by at least 15 percentage points in a potential runoff: 51% to 36%.
Wednesday, August 6th 2025 - 21:46 UTC
Brazil: Opposition lawmakers stay the night in Congress

Brazilian opposition lawmakers spent the night in both houses of Congress on Wednesday, which prevented work from resuming. Those who stayed through the wee hours of Thursday were relayed by some of their colleagues before dawn.
Saturday, July 12th 2025 - 10:33 UTC
Flávio Bolsonaro agrees US tariffs are unfair, says solution is broad amnesty

Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ), a son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, has acknowledged that the 50% tariffs imposed by the US Republican Government of Donald Trump on Brazilian exports were “unfair” to his country's productive sector. However, in an interview with Globonews, he argued that the solution was a return to “normality,” which he defined as granting a broad amnesty for those involved in the Jan. 8, 2023, riots in Brasilia.
Thursday, July 3rd 2025 - 08:43 UTC
Bolsonaro to rest throughout July due to health issues

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has canceled all his public engagements for July due to recurring health issues, including constant hiccups and vomiting that make it difficult for him to speak and eat.