Politics · Brazil · 1 hr ago
Eduardo Bolsonaro says Flávio should leave Brazil if he loses election
Eduardo Bolsonaro said his brother Flávio should leave Brazil if he loses the presidential election.
Eduardo made the remarks in an interview on the US podcast Louder with Crowder, two days before Brazil’s presidential runoff.
Flávio Bolsonaro is running for president, while their father, Jair Bolsonaro, is in prison after being convicted of attempting a coup.
Asked how his political group would help their father if Flávio lost, Eduardo joked, “Send the Marines.”
He also questioned Brazil’s electronic voting system and said he could not prove fraud, but neither could his opponents prove there was none.
The comments matter because they challenge confidence in the election process and raise the prospect of Flávio leaving the country if defeated.
The runoff is scheduled for October 25, and the sources do not say what Eduardo or Flávio would do after the result.
Eduardo Bolsonaro questioned the reliability of Brazil’s electronic voting machines and said his brother Flávio should leave the country if he loses the presidential election.
In a podcast interview, Eduardo joked that Marines should be sent to Brazil when asked how his political group might help their father, Jair Bolsonaro, if Flávio lost.
Eduardo said he believed Flávio would face investigation without the immunity he has as a senator.
He offered no proof for his claims about voting machines and said he could not prove that fraud had occurred.
The interview was published two days before Brazil’s presidential runoff.
- Who
- Eduardo Bolsonaro, a former federal deputy, made the remarks about his brother Flávio Bolsonaro, a presidential candidate.
- What
- He questioned the reliability of electronic voting machines and said Flávio should leave Brazil if he loses. He also joked about sending Marines to Brazil.
- When
- The interview was published on Friday, October 23, two days before the presidential runoff.
- Where
- On the podcast Louder with Crowder, hosted by political commentator Steven Crowder.
- Why
- Eduardo said he feared Flávio would lose his immunity as a senator and face investigation. He cited remarks he attributed to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva during a debate.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Lula spoke about Flávio Bolsonaro’s immunity during a presidential debate, according to Eduardo.
Eduardo Bolsonaro appeared on the podcast Louder with Crowder and made remarks about voting machines and Flávio leaving Brazil if he lost.
- Podcast
- Louder with Crowder
- Host
- Steven Crowder
- Interview date
- October 23
- Presidential runoff
- October 25
- Brother
- Flávio Bolsonaro, presidential candidate
2 sources
What people are saying
Send in the Marines
I am in favor of him leaving the country
The problem is that we do not use paper, there is no public counting of the votes, and you have to trust the machine.