Flávio Nantes Bolsonaro (born 30 April 1981) is a Brazilian politician, lawyer and entrepreneur who is the eldest child of Brazilian President,

Jair Bolsonaro Jair Messias Bolsonaro (; born 21 March 1955) is a Brazilian politician and retired military officer who has been the 38th president of Brazil since 1 January 2019. He was elected in 2018 as a member of the Social Liberal Party, which he turn ...

. He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Rio de Janeiro from 2003 to 2019, and was affiliated to the Social Liberal Party. His brothers are

Carlos Bolsonaro Carlos Nantes Bolsonaro (born 7 December 1982) is a Brazilian politician, the second son of the 38th President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro. He graduated in Aeronautical Science from Estácio de Sá University and has been an Alderman of the Muni ...

, a member of the Rio de Janeiro City Council since 2001, and Eduardo Bolsonaro, a member of the

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since 2015. In the 2016 elections, Flavio Bolsonaro ran for mayor of Rio de Janeiro under the Social Christian Party (PSC). During his campaign, Flavio Bolsonaro participated in the first debate between the candidates, held by Grupo Bandeirantes de Comunicação. On that occasion, even after fainting on air and having being inflicted by acute

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, Flavio Bolsonaro refused professional medical assistance from the then socialist deputy and candidate Jandira Feghali. In 2018, Bolsonaro was elected to the

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representing the state of

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, having received 4.38 million votes (31.36%). Bolsonaro has been accused of having ties to Rio de Janeiro's death squads. On 25 August 2020, he tested positive for

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. Less than two weeks later, he announced that he had been cured of the virus. On 28 September 2020 ''

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'' reported that Bolsonaro had been indicted for

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and

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, citing a 300-page indictment seen by the outlet; the Rio de Janeiro public prosecutor's office issued a statement denying that any charges had been filed by that point. However, on 3 November, the prosecutor's office announced that they had asked a court on 16 October to approve indictments against Bolsonaro and sixteen others for alleged involvement between 2007 and 2018 in a scheme known as ''rachadinha'', or pay splitting, while he was a state legislator. Following the November announcement, Bolsonaro issued a statement denying wrongdoing and expressing confidence that there was no evidence that would lead a judge to approve the charges. In March 2021, Flávio Bolsonaro was accused of

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after having acquired a

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valued at 6 million reais. The purchase caused controversy because the value was considered incompatible with the senator's income. He alleges that he sold other properties, but such transactions have not yet appeared in notary offices.

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