# Bolsonaro 2.0: Brazil braces for the return of the far right

https://mins.news/en/item/58067

- The Guardian, 2026-09-14 17:04 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/14/brazil-bolsonaro-far-right-minas-gerais

> With Lula caught up in scandals, Flávio Bolsonaro is energizing supporters in Minas Gerais, including Juiz de Fora, where his father was stabbed while campaigning in 2018. Less than a month before the 4 October election, Lula and Flávio are neck-and-neck, alarming progressives who fear a return of the radical right.

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