Bolsonaro’s son says he could drop his Brazil presidency bid ‘for a price’
Flavio Bolsonaro’s announcement comes as his allies push for amnesty for his father, the jailed former president
Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro said on Sunday he could abandon his presidential aspirations for a “price”, and suggested amnesty be granted to his father, the imprisoned far-right former leader Jair Bolsonaro.
The ex-president’s eldest son announced on Friday that his father, who is serving a 27-year sentence for plotting a coup and is banned from public office, has chosen him to lead the country’s powerful conservative movement, shaking up the 2026 election race.
But suddenly Flavio Bolsonaro announced Sunday that he was willing to “negotiate” a possible withdrawal of his own candidacy.
“It is possible that I won’t go through with it until the end. I have a price for that. I’m going to negotiate,” he told reporters outside an evangelical church in Brasilia.
The 44-year-old said he would provide more details on Monday during a meeting with conservative leaders but the comments nevertheless are likely to draw questions from both within and outside the movement.