Presidential election
Bolsonaro’s son is running in the presidential election
Updated July 25, 2026 – 6:59 p.mReading time: 1 min.
Flávio, son of right-wing former President Jair Bolsonaro, wants to challenge President Lula in the presidential election. A high-ranking foreign guest was present at the nomination.
The right-wing politician Flávio Bolsonaro is in Brazil was chosen by his party as its presidential candidate. The eldest son of the ex-head of state who was sentenced to more than 27 years in prison for an attempted coup Jair Bolsonaro will face left-wing incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in October’s elections, who is expected to be officially re-elected as a candidate in August.
At the Partido Liberal (PL) party conference in the metropolis of São Paulo, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (45) received the support of the ultra-liberal Argentine president Javier Milei. As one of the most prominent representatives of the political right in Latin America, Milei traveled to Brazil specifically to be present at the nomination. The Bolsonaro family also maintains close political ties to the US president Donald Trump.
The Left Workers’ Party wants to officially nominate Lula soon
According to the most recent Opinion poll According to the Datafolha research institute, the left-wing head of state Lula (80) is currently in the Voter favor front. Lula has been president again since 2023. He previously held the position between 2003 and 2011. He belongs to the workers’ party PT.
The presidential election in the largest economics Latin America takes place on October 4th. If no candidate achieves an absolute majority, there will be a runoff election on October 25th.
