2026 ELECTIONS
Flávio Bolsonaro offers Brazil’s mineral wealth to Trump
Senator Flavio Bolsonaro depicted Brazil as a “solution” for the US. Photo: Callaghan O'Hare/Reuters/Folhapress
At the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) held in Texas on Saturday, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro stood before one of the most influential gatherings of the American right and made a seemingly unthinkable request for anyone trying to govern one of the world’s biggest democracies: he asked the United States to apply pressure on Brazilian institutions ahead of the October 2026 presidential election.
His pitch was crafted to strike a chord at the White House. If sycophancy and submission are the coin of the Trump realm, that is precisely what Flávio Bolsonaro offered…
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