Brazilian police investigate funding of documentary about Jair Bolsonaro
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Flávio Bolsonaro is the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro. The investigation concerns the funding of a documentary.
Brazilian police are investigating Flávio Bolsonaro—son of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro and the most promising challenger to incumbent Lula da Silva in the upcoming presidential election—for suspected corruption and money laundering. This is according to a court document published nearly three weeks before the October 4 election.
According to the document, the investigation into Bolsonaro has been ongoing since July. It relates to the financing of a documentary film about his father. His son had admitted in May that he asked banker Daniel Vorcaro for millions in funding for the film, but denied any wrongdoing. Vorcaro has been in custody since November 2025 on suspicion of billion-dollar fraud involving his now-insolvent Master bank house.
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