Flávio: el protegido de Jair Bolsonaro que está a un paso del Palacio de Planalto
Flávio Bolsonaro, the 45-year-old senator anointed by his father as political heir, has overtaken President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the first round of the presidential election. The result defied the opinion polls, which in the run-up to the vote had consistently given the sitting president the advantage. The younger Bolsonaro presents himself as a moderate, even though he comes from a far-right family clan deeply rooted in Brazilian politics. One promise stands out: an amnesty for the former president, his own father, who was convicted over an attempted coup. He is also promising a harder line on criminal policy, alongside a foreign policy that pulls Brazil closer to the United States. Beating Lula in a first round, even without an outright majority, gives the Bolsonaro camp a psychological lift after years in which the family's legal troubles dominated the headlines. The senator's rise suggests the movement built by his father can still command a national vote with its founding figure sidelined. Attention now shifts to the second round, where his promises on amnesty and security will face closer examination.
El senador de 45 años, ungido por su padre como heredero político, superó a Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva en la primera vuelta presidencial pese a que las encuestas previas a los comicios daban ventaja al actual mandatario. Autodefinido como "moderado" de un clan familiar de extrema derecha fuertemente arraigado en la política brasileña, promete amnistiar al expresidente condenado por intento de golpe de Estado, endurecer la política penal y acercar a Brasil a Estados Unidos.