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Leaked voice memos and messages show Flávio Bolsonaro asking jailed banker Daniel Vorcaro for about $26.8m to back a biopic of his father, Jair Bolsonaro. The banker, tied to Brazil’s largest banking fraud, is in prison as scrutiny and political backlash mount ahead of the election; Vorcaro denies wrongdoing and investigators probe where the money went.
A 22-metre metal effigy of Lula will lead the Acadêmicos de Niterói’s Rio carnival parade, celebrating the former Lula da Silva’s rise from poverty to Brazil’s presidency and highlighting education access and democracy; it marks the first time a serving president is honored on Rio’s carnival stage, a move critics call potential electioneering amid Lula’s bid for a fourth term in 2026.
Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro underwent a nerve block procedure to treat persistent hiccups, amid ongoing health and legal issues following his hospital stay for hernia surgery and his recent conviction related to the 2022 election.
Brazilian far-right supporters have called for a boycott of Havaianas flip-flops over a TV ad featuring Fernanda Torres, interpreting her comment about starting 2026 'with both feet' as a political jab, leading to significant market value loss and social reactions.