# Keeping up with the Bolsonaros: Flávio’s surprise first-round win heralds a political dynasty

https://mins.news/en/item/87526

- The Guardian, 2026-10-06 07:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/06/keeping-up-with-the-bolsonaros-flavios-surprise-first-round-election-win-heralds-rise-of-a-political-dynasty

> Flávio Bolsonaro led Brazil’s presidential election in the first round and will face incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in a runoff. The result also highlighted Jair Bolsonaro’s growing political dynasty: his wife Michelle, two other sons and his brother won congressional seats, while the former president remains under house arrest for attempting a coup.

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