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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

Brazil election: Bolsonaro’s son Flavio surges as father’s political comeback gathers pace

Brasilia: The biggest winner in Brazil's blockbuster weekend election did not even appear on the ballot.

Banned from public office, former President Jair Bolsonaro is under house arrest, serving a 27-year sentence for a coup plot after his 2022 election loss. The 71-year-old watched from confinement on Sunday as his eldest son, Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, scored an upset victory over leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the first round of the presidential election.

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