# Jailed ex-president Bolsonaro’s family members score big in Brazil polls

https://mins.news/en/item/86044

- France 24, 2026-10-05 07:06 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20261005-family-members-of-jailed-ex-president-jair-bolsonaro-win-big-in-multiple-brazil-polls

> Family members of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro made major gains in Sunday’s general election. His eldest son, right-wing lawmaker Flavio Bolsonaro, overtook President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the first-round presidential vote after pledging during the campaign to seek amnesty for his imprisoned father.

## Related coverage

- [Brazil heads to runoff after Bolsonaro son takes shock first place](https://mins.news/en/item/86165) — France 24, 2026-10-05
- [Bolsonaro beats expectations in Brazil vote, faces Lula in runoff](https://mins.news/en/item/85935) — Al Jazeera, 2026-10-05
- [Watch: How Brazil’s dramatic election unfolded](https://mins.news/en/item/85900) — BBC News, 2026-10-05
- [Brazil votes in high-stakes election pitting Lula against Flavio Bolsonaro](https://mins.news/en/video/85522) — France 24 English, 2026-10-04