Flávio Bolsonaro
Senator for Rio de Janeiro
Assumed office
1 February 2019
Preceded byLindbergh Farias
State Deputy of Rio de Janeiro
In office
1 February 2003 – 1 February 2019
ConstituencyAt-large
Personal details
Born (1981-04-30) 30 April 1981
Resende, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Political partyPL (2021–present)
Other political
affiliations
Parents
Relatives
Occupation
  • Politician
  • lawyer
  • entrepreneur
Websitewww.flaviobolsonaro.com.br

Flávio Nantes Bolsonaro (born 30 April 1981) is a Brazilian politician,[1] lawyer and entrepreneur[2] who is the eldest child of the 38th President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro.[3]

He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Rio de Janeiro from 2003 to 2019,[4] and was affiliated with the Social Liberal Party.[5][6]

His brothers are Carlos Bolsonaro, a member of the Rio de Janeiro City Council since 2001, and Eduardo Bolsonaro, a member of the Chamber of Deputies since 2015.[7]

In the 2016 elections, Flavio Bolsonaro ran for mayor of Rio de Janeiro under the Social Christian Party (PSC).[8] He participated in the first debate between the candidates, held by Grupo Bandeirantes de Comunicação. After fainting during the debate, Bolsonaro refused professional medical assistance from then socialist deputy and candidate Jandira Feghali.[9][10][11]

In 2018, Bolsonaro was elected to the Federal Senate representing the state of Rio de Janeiro, having received 4.38 million votes (31.36%).[12]

Bolsonaro has been accused of having ties to Rio de Janeiro's death squads.[13][14]

On 25 August 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19.[15] Less than two weeks later, he announced that he had been cured of the virus.[16]

On 28 September 2020 O Globo reported that Bolsonaro had been indicted for graft and money laundering, citing a 300-page indictment seen by the outlet; the Rio de Janeiro public prosecutor's office issued a statement denying that any charges had been filed by that point.[17] However, on 3 November, the prosecutor's office announced that they had asked a court on 16 October to approve indictments against Bolsonaro and sixteen others for alleged involvement between 2007 and 2018 in a scheme known as rachadinha, or pay splitting, while he was a state legislator.[18] Following the November announcement, Bolsonaro issued a statement denying wrongdoing and expressing confidence that there was no evidence that would lead a judge to approve the charges.[18]

In March 2021, Flávio Bolsonaro was accused of corruption after having acquired a mansion valued at 6 million reais. The purchase caused controversy because the value was considered incompatible with the senator's income.[19] He alleges that he sold other properties, but such transactions have not yet appeared in notary offices.[20][21]

References

    1. ↑ "Assembleia Legislativa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro". www.alerj.rj.gov.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 3 October 2018.
    2. ↑ "Com patrimônio familiar sob suspeita, Bolsonaro será diplomado hoje | Exame". Archived from the original on 14 May 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
    3. ↑ "Bolsonaro abre 11 pontos de vantagem em relação a Haddad, diz pesquisa – Política – Estadão". Estadão (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 3 October 2018.
    4. ↑ "Flávio Bolsonaro 11120". Eleições 2014 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 3 October 2018.
    5. ↑ "Deputado EDUARDO BOLSONARO — Portal da Câmara dos Deputados". www.camara.leg.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 3 October 2018.
    6. ↑ Sabóia, Gabriel (12 November 2019). "Flávio Bolsonaro anuncia desfiliação do PSL" (in Portuguese). Uol. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
    7. ↑ "Deputado EDUARDO BOLSONARO — Portal da Câmara dos Deputados". www.camara.leg.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 15 October 2018.
    8. ↑ Rio, Do G1 (23 July 2016). "Flávio Bolsonaro é confirmado como candidato do PSC a prefeito do Rio". Rio de Janeiro (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 30 June 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
    9. ↑ "Jandira Feghali conta como foi o dia que Flávio Bolsonaro desmaiou e teve diarreia ao vivo". Revista Fórum (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2 September 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
    10. ↑ "Eleições: Band acerta detalhes para os debates | Eleições 2016 | band.com.br - Band.com.br". 16 April 2016. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
    11. ↑ "Flavio Bolsonaro passa mal em debate e pai impede ajuda de Jandira Feghali". Extra Online (in Brazilian Portuguese). 27 August 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
    12. ↑ "RJ elege Flávio Bolsonaro e Arolde de Oliveira para o Senado". G1. Grupo Globo. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
    13. ↑ "Jair Bolsonaro's son a growing risk to Brazil's government". Deutsche Welle. 24 January 2019.
    14. ↑ "Video: As Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro Prepares to Meet Donald Trump, His Family's Close Ties to Notorious Paramilitary Gangs Draw Scrutiny and Outrage". The Intercept. 18 March 2019.
    15. ↑ Boadle, Anthony; Mandl, Carolina (25 August 2020). Nomiyama, Chizu (ed.). "Eldest son of Brazil's president tests positive for COVID-19". Reuters. Brasília. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
    16. ↑ Amado, Aécio (7 September 2020). "Flávio Bolsonaro announces being cured of covid-19". Plataforma Media. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
    17. ↑ Viga Gaier, Rodrigo; Spring, Jake (29 September 2020). Lewis, Matthew (ed.). "Brazil prosecutors bring graft charges against Bolsonaro's son: report". Reuters. Rio de Janeiro, Brasília. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
    18. 1 2 Londoño, Ernesto (4 November 2020). "Bolsonaro's Eldest Son, a Senator, Faces Graft Charges in Brazil". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
    19. ↑ "Compra de mansão lança mais suspeitas sobre Flávio Bolsonaro – DW – 02/03/2021". dw.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 June 2022.
    20. ↑ Benites, Afonso (3 March 2021). "Luxo acima de tudo de Flávio Bolsonaro constrange até os apoiadores do Planalto e assessores do pai". El País Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 30 June 2022.
    21. ↑ Estado', 'Agência (1 June 2022). "Flávio Bolsonaro justifica compra de mansão com outras fontes de renda". Política (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 30 June 2022.


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