Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the right-wing candidate and son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, formally launched his presidential campaign on Saturday evening, according to Reuters. Argentine President Javier Milei attended the event, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent a recorded video greeting. Bolsonaro will face incumbent Lula da Silva in Brazil's October election.
Flavio Bolsonaro, the right-wing senator and son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, formally launched his presidential campaign on Saturday evening, according to a Reuters report. The event featured the in-person attendance of Argentine President Javier Milei and a recorded video greeting from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, highlighting the international support for Bolsonaro's candidacy. Bolsonaro will face incumbent leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brazil's October presidential election.
The Zioneer has previously reported on Bolsonaro's campaign pledges, including a promise to move Brazil's embassy to Jerusalem and restore diplomatic ties with Israel. His father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, is currently serving a prison sentence for an attempted coup conviction and has urged his supporters to vote for Flavio. The Bolsonaro family has faced legal scrutiny, with Flavio's brother Eduardo Bolsonaro recently convicted by the Supreme Court for pushing U.S. intervention in his father's case.
According to a recent Datafolha poll cited by Reuters, Lula currently leads the race, but Bolsonaro's campaign expresses optimism about closing the gap. The election is scheduled for October.
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