# Brazil: Who is presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro?

https://mins.news/en/item/83691

- France 24, 2026-10-02 15:06 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261002-brazil-who-is-presidential-candidate-flavio-bolsonaro

> The 45-year-old senator Flavio Bolsonaro was relatively unknown in Brazil only a few months ago. He is now running neck and neck with incumbent President Lula in polls ahead of the presidential election. A Bolsonaro victory would place Brazil among the Latin American countries that have shifted right or far right in recent months.

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