Jair Bolsonaro's AI avatar promotes his son Flávio as his successor at the party conference in São Paulo
Quick Look
- At a party conference in São Paulo in July 2026, an AI-generated avatar of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is promoting his 45-year-old son Flávio as his political successor.
- The deepfake video shows Bolsonaro's face and voice as he speaks of imprisonment and silencing and begs the crowd to accept his son.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
Jair Bolsonaro was President of Brazil from 2019 to 2022 and is a polarizing figure on the far-right spectrum. His son Flávio Bolsonaro is a politician and is considered a potential successor.
The man who wants to become Brazil's president wipes tears from his eyes. It's July 2026. His father's face fills the big screen at the party conference in São Paulo. "I was locked up and silenced," says the image of the right-wing extremist former President Jair Bolsonaro. He asks the crowd to welcome his 45-year-old son Flávio as his successor: "Flesh of my flesh." The audience listens, visibly moved. And that even though it is not Bolsonaro himself who speaks in the video, but an AI avatar. A deepfake that gives him a face and voice.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Flávio Bolsonaro is nominated as the official candidate for the 2026 presidential election.
Likely · Within months
Open Questions
- How did the audience actually react to the deepfake video?
- Will Flávio Bolsonaro officially be nominated as a candidate for the next presidential election?
- What legal consequences could there be from using a deepfake of a former president?
