Keeping up with the Bolsonaros: Flávio’s surprise first-round election win heralds rise of a political dynasty
by Tiago Rogero in Rio de Janeiro from World news | The Guardian on (#78VSV)
Four members of disgraced ex-president Jair Bolsonaro's family have been elected to office, most notably his wife and son Flavio, 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, Flavio 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 Inacio Lula da Silva, a sweeping far-right victory in congressional races also secured seats for Jair Bolsonaro's wife, two of his sons and one of his brothers.
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