Flavio Bolsonaro Launches 2026 Brazil Bid With Milei Backing to Unseat Lula
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Updated · Al Jazeera English · Jul 25
Flavio Bolsonaro Launches 2026 Brazil Bid With Milei Backing to Unseat Lula
3 articles · Updated · Al Jazeera English · Jul 25
Summary
Flavio Bolsonaro formally launched his 2026 presidential campaign, casting the race as an effort to defeat President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and extend his father Jair Bolsonaro’s political legacy.
Javier Milei’s endorsement gives the 45-year-old senator an early international boost as Brazil’s right seeks to rally behind a single challenger to Lula.
The launch follows Flavio Bolsonaro’s securing of the Liberal Party nomination in Sao Paulo, though he still lacks a running mate and broader centrist party support.
His bid also revives the Bolsonaro family’s political brand despite Jair Bolsonaro’s house arrest and lingering scrutiny over family disputes and financial dealings.