Brazil: Bolsonaro launches presidential bid despite challenges

Source: France 24 [French state media]

“Flavio Bolsonaro on Saturday formally launched his campaign for Brazil’s October presidential election, seeking to extend his family’s grip on the country’s far-right movement despite a series of scandals that have dented his once-strong challenge to incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. … Far-right firebrand Jair Bolsonaro anointed his eldest son, a senator, as his successor after being sentenced to 27 years in prison for plotting a coup following his loss to leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brazil’s 2022 election.” (07/25/26)

https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260725-crisis-hit-flavio-bolsonaro-launches-presidential-candidacy-in-brazil