A far-right Brazilian senator has launched a high-stakes campaign rally in a key electoral state, framing his bid as a fight to restore leadership amid political uncertainty. Arriving at a location tied to his father’s past security crisis, he addressed a crowd of supporters, portraying his candidacy as essential to Brazil’s stability. The visit underscores the tight race in Minas Gerais, a pivotal region where the outcome could shape the nation’s political direction. With polls showing a close contest, the senator’s rally signals an aggressive push to energize his base ahead of the decisive vote.
Neck-and-neck with Lula in polls, Flávio Bolsonaro fires up his base in the bellwether state of Minas Gerais – starting at the scene of his father’s stabbingA giant banner of Brazil’s incarcerated former president Jair Bolsonaro fluttered in the morning breeze as his eldest son, Flávio, touched down at an airfield on the fringe of a city that will soon help decide the future of one of the biggest democracies on earth.“Brazil is rudderless. Brazil has no president and Brazil needs a president – and that president is Flávio Bolsonaro,” the far-right senator declared as he waded into the flock of supporters who had gathered to welcome him to Juiz de Fora, one of the largest cities in the battleground state of Minas Gerais. Continue reading...
