# Brazil’s Flavio Bolsonaro names Alfredo Gaspar as running mate

https://mins.news/en/item/14465

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-05 19:22 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/5/brazils-flavio-bolsonaro-names-alfredo-gaspar-as-running-mate?traffic_source=rss

> Flavio Bolsonaro has named Alfredo Gaspar as his running mate in Brazil’s presidential race. The announcement comes as Lula warns that foreign interference could affect the contest. Polling cited in the report indicates that the presidential race is tightening. The choice of running mate therefore comes at a moment of heightened political competition.

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