Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro and Liberal Party candidate, said in an open letter on the 28th he is the 'Brazil leader' and will organize opposition to President Lula from abroad. He thanked Argentina's President Milei and U.S. President Trump, said he was not 'fleeing Brazil' but had left 'for Brazil', and said his father's imprisonment and his own 'political persecution' prevent him from leading the opposition domestically.

2026-10-29

Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro and Liberal Party candidate, said in an open letter on the 28th he is the 'Brazil leader' and will organize opposition to President Lula from abroad. He thanked Argentina's President Milei and U.S. President Trump, said he was not 'fleeing Brazil' but had left 'for Brazil', and said his father's imprisonment and his own 'political persecution' prevent him from leading the opposition domestically.