Politics · Brazil · 5 hrs ago
Wilson Grassi backs Flávio Bolsonaro while seeking animal welfare pledges
Brazilian veterinarian and former presidential candidate Wilson Grassi Júnior backed Flávio Bolsonaro in the October 25 presidential runoff.
Grassi said he would not support President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and cited his mother’s preference as one reason for his decision.
His support comes with a request: Flávio should publicly commit to five animal protection priorities.
Grassi says Flávio’s government plan lacks specific proposals for animal welfare.
The priorities include a national protection policy, support for animal rescuers, public veterinary hospitals and free sterilisation campaigns.
They also cover action against hunting and animal trafficking, safer wildlife crossings on roads, and research into alternative foods.
Flávio has not yet publicly committed to the proposals in the accounts of Grassi’s appeal, and Grassi says adopting them could attract more support from veterinarians and animal advocates.
Wilson Grassi Júnior, a former presidential candidate, announced support for Flávio Bolsonaro in Brazil’s 2026 presidential run-off.
Grassi said his support is conditional on Bolsonaro publicly backing five animal-protection commitments.
He said Bolsonaro’s government plan lacked specific proposals for animal welfare.
The proposed measures include public veterinary hospitals, free neutering programmes and protections for domestic and wild animals.
Grassi also called for action against animal trafficking and road deaths, and research into alternatives to animal-based food.
- Who
- Wilson Grassi Júnior, a veterinarian and former presidential candidate, announced support for Flávio Bolsonaro.
- What
- Grassi made his support conditional on Bolsonaro publicly adopting five animal-protection commitments.
- When
- Wednesday, 14 October 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Grassi said Bolsonaro’s plan lacked specific animal-welfare proposals and said he would not support Lula.
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Grassi announced support for Flávio Bolsonaro and sent him a letter outlining five animal-protection commitments.
Grassi shared the letter and asked supporters to sign it.
The presidential run-off was scheduled to take place.
- First-round result
- Grassi placed 11th, with 16,881 votes, or 0.1% of valid votes.
- Proposals
- Five animal-protection commitments
- Signature count
- 132 people had signed the letter by the time Poder360 published its report.
- Run-off date
- 25 October 2026
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What people are saying
Eu pensei muito [...] e a resposta final é essa: gente, eu não posso ir de Lula pelos motivos que eu expus no vídeo anterior e porque eu tenho uma mãe de 80 anos que simplesmente odeia a esquerda, odeia o PT