GRAPEVINE: Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former Brazilian president Jair, on Saturday praised US President Donald Trump’s second term, promising an improved version of his father’s presidency if elected in October.
“Trump 2.0 is being much better than Trump 1.0, right? Well, Bolsonaro 2.0 will also be much better,” the 44-year-old senator said during a speech at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) gathering in Texas.
“I’m going to win because it’s the will of my people. But for that will to be preserved, we need free and fair elections.”
The controversial far-right leader’s son also repeated the accusation that the administration of former president Joe Biden interfered to help leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva rise to power in the 2022 election cycle.
Brazil’s Supreme Court sentenced Bolsonaro to 27 years in prison last year after he was found guilty of having led a scheme to prevent Lula from taking office and to retain power.
