The senator Flavio Bolsonaro, candidate for this year’s Brazilian presidential elections, confirmed on social media that he met with the president of the United States on Tuesday, donald trumpin the White House.
The eldest son of the former president Jair Bolsonaro posted a photo with trump in the Oval Office. He did not comment further on the meeting with the Republican president.
The visit occurs at a time when his campaign is going through a political crisis that has reduced his competitiveness in the latest polls against the current left-wing president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silvaahead of the October elections.
The senator acknowledged who had solicited money to finance a film about his father from a Brazilian banker who was jailed on fraud charges.
Bolsonaro has stated that the negotiations for the financing of the film involved a private investment contract without favors or irregularities. He had previously denied any contact with the banker.
Jair Bolsonaro He was convicted of attempting to overthrow Brazil’s democratic order after losing his bid for re-election in 2022.
