"Flavio Bolsonaro, the eldest son of Brazil's jailed former President Jair Bolsonaro, said his father has chosen him to lead his far-right Liberal Party and run for president in next year's election. "It is with great responsibility that I confirm the decision of Brazil's greatest political and moral leader, Jair Messias Bolsonaro, to entrust me with the mission of continuing our national project," the younger Bolsonaro wrote on X on Friday."
"Flavio Bolsonaro was elected to Brazil's senate in 2018 for an eight-year term after previously serving as a state legislator in Rio de Janeiro. He is considered extreme on law-and-order issues, having even requested US airstrikes on boats in Rio de Janeiro to combat drug trafficking. In his social media announcement, which included a picture of him kissing his father on the head, Bolsonaro said he "will not stand idle while families lose hope and democracy is crumbling.""
Flavio Bolsonaro announced that his jailed father, Jair Bolsonaro, has chosen him to lead the Liberal Party and seek the presidency in next year's election. Jair Bolsonaro received a 27-year prison sentence in September for planning a coup after losing the 2022 election to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Flavio has served as a senator since 2018 and is known for extreme law-and-order positions, including requesting US airstrikes on boats to combat drug trafficking. He posted a campaign image kissing his father, pledged to defend democracy, remained loyal during the trial, and had embezzlement charges dismissed.
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