Flávio Bolsonaro announced today that his father, former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, currently imprisoned after being convicted of leading an attempted coup, has nominated him to run for president in the 2026 election.
Flávio, who is a senator for the Liberal Party (PL) in the state of Rio de Janeiro, said his father wants him to be the PL's presidential candidate. For many journalists, Flávio would be the ideal candidate to face Lula, as the son of the convicted former president is more popular than the current Brazilian president.
Others believe that the announcement of Flávio's name is just a trial or an attempt to gauge the reaction of the population and the financial market to the name of the senator from Rio de Janeiro.
The announcement of Flávio's candidacy hit the Brazilian financial market like a bomb and caused the biggest drop in the Brazilian Stock Exchange since February 22, 2021, when former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) appointed General Joaquim Silva e Luna to take over as president of Petrobras.
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