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Keeping up with the Bolsonaros: Flávio’s surprise first-round election win heralds rise of a political dynasty

Tiago Rogero in Rio de Janeiro · The Guardian · World
Published 6 Oct 2026, 6:00 pm·1 d ago·1 min read
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Four members of disgraced ex-president Jair Bolsonaro’s family have been elected to office, most notably his wife and son Flávio, who won the first round of voting to be Brazil’s new president The weekend’s elections in Brazil not only put Jair Bolsonaro’s eldest son, Flávio Bolsonaro, in the lead in the presidential race , but also underscored how far the former president has come in building a political dynasty. As his far-right senator son heads into a runoff against the leftist incumbent, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a sweeping far-right victory in congressional races also secured seats for…

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