Flávio Bolsonaro

Flávio Nantes Bolsonaro (born 30 April 1981) is a Brazilian politician,[1] lawyer and entrepreneur[2] who is the eldest child of Brazilian President, Jair Bolsonaro.[3]

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Nantes and the second or paternal family name is Bolsonaro.
Flávio Bolsonaro
Senator for Rio de Janeiro
Assumed office
1 February 2019
State Deputy of Rio de Janeiro
In office
1 February 2003 – 1 February 2019
Personal details
Born (1981-04-30) 30 April 1981
Resende, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Political partyRepublicanos (2020–present)
Other political
affiliations
  • PP (2001–05; 2005–16)
  • PFL (2005)
  • PSC (2016–18)
  • PSL (2018–19)
Spouse(s)
Fernanda Antunes Figueira
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(m. 2010)​
Children2
MotherRogéria Nantes Braga
FatherJair Bolsonaro
Relatives
OccupationPolitician, lawyer, entrepreneur
Websitewww.flaviobolsonaro.com.br

He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Rio de Janeiro from 2003 to 2019,[4] and was affiliated to the Social Liberal Party.[5][6]

His brothers are Carlos Bolsonaro, a member of the Rio de Janeiro City Council since 2001, and Eduardo Bolsonaro, a member of the Chamber of Deputies since 2015.[7]

In 2018, Bolsonaro was elected to the Federal Senate representing the state of Rio de Janeiro, having received 4.38 million votes (31.36%).[8]

Bolsonaro has been accused of having ties to Rio de Janeiro's death squads.[9][10]

On 25 August 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19.[11] Less than two weeks later, he announced that he had been cured of the virus.[12]

On September 28, 2020 O Globo reported that Bolsonaro had been indicted for graft and money laundering, 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.[13] However, on November 3, the prosecutor's office announced that they had asked a court on October 16 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.[14] 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.[14]

References
    1. "Assembleia Legislativa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro". www.alerj.rj.gov.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-10-03.
    2. https://exame.abril.com.br/brasil/com-patrimonio-familiar-sob-ataque-bolsonaro-sera-diplomado-hoje/
    3. "Bolsonaro abre 11 pontos de vantagem em relação a Haddad, diz pesquisa - Política - Estadão". Estadão (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-10-03.
    4. "Flávio Bolsonaro 11120". Eleições 2014 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-10-03.
    5. "Deputado EDUARDO BOLSONARO — Portal da Câmara dos Deputados". www.camara.leg.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-10-03.
    6. Sabóia, Gabriel (12 November 2019). "Flávio Bolsonaro anuncia desfiliação do PSL" (in Portuguese). Uol. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
    7. "Deputado EDUARDO BOLSONARO — Portal da Câmara dos Deputados". www.camara.leg.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-10-15.
    8. "RJ elege Flávio Bolsonaro e Arolde de Oliveira para o Senado". G1. Grupo Globo. October 7, 2018. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
    9. "Jair Bolsonaro's son a growing risk to Brazil's government". Deutsche Welle. 24 January 2019.
    10. "Video: As Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro Prepares to Meet Donald Trump, His Family's Close Ties to Notorious Paramilitary Gangs Draw Scrutiny and Outrage". The Intercept. 18 March 2019.
    11. Reuters Staff (25 August 2020). "Eldest son of Brazil's president tests positive for COVID-19". Reuters. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
    12. Amado, Aécio (7 September 2020). "Flávio Bolsonaro announces being cured of covid-19". Plataforma Media. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
    13. Reuters Staff (2020-09-28). "Brazil prosecutors bring graft charges against Bolsonaro's son: report". Reuters. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
    14. Londoño, Ernesto (2020-11-04). "Bolsonaro's Eldest Son, a Senator, Faces Graft Charges in Brazil". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
    Party political offices
    Preceded by
    Filipe Pereira
    (2008)    		 PSC nominee for Mayor of Rio de Janeiro
    2016    		 Most recent


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