# Flávio Bolsonaro campaigns in Rio, doubles down on hardline security promises

https://mins.news/en/video/29124

- The Associated Press, 2026-08-22 07:50 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKR2bCrr_WU

> Flávio Bolsonaro campaigns in Rio and reaffirms a tough public security platform for the 2026 election. His proposals include labeling major criminal organizations “narcoterrorists,” building maximum-security prisons modeled on those in El Salvador, lowering criminal responsibility to 16, and introducing chemical castration for rapists and child abusers.

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