# A political dynasty? Why the Bolsonaro family dominates Brazil’s right wing

https://mins.news/en/item/80837

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-30 18:48 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/longform/2026/9/30/a-political-dynasty-why-the-bolsonaro-family-dominates-brazils-right-wing?traffic_source=rss

> For the third consecutive election, a Bolsonaro family member is the leading right-wing contender for Brazil’s presidency. Although former President Jair Bolsonaro has been sentenced, barred from office and banned from social media, he has built a powerful family-based political movement. His son Flavio is in a close contest with left-leaning President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, with analysts citing hostility toward Lula’s Workers’ Party as a key source of the family’s strength.

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