Flávio Bolsonaro

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{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Flávio Bolsonaro

| image = Foto oficial de Flávio Bolsonaro (v. AgSen).jpg

| office = Senator for Rio de Janeiro

| term_start = 1 February 2019

| predecessor = Lindbergh Farias

| office1 =

| office2 = State Deputy of Rio de Janeiro

| term_start2 = 1 February 2003

| term_end2 = 1 February 2019

| constituency2 = At-large

| party = PL (2021–present)

| otherparty = {{plainlist|

PP (2001–2005, 2005–2016)
PFL (2005)
PSC (2016–2018)
PSL (2018–2019)
Republicanos (2020–2021)
Patriota (2021)

}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|4|30|df=y}}

| birth_place = Resende, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

| father = Jair Bolsonaro

| mother = Rogéria Nantes Braga

| relatives = {{plainlist| * Carlos Bolsonaro (brother)

Eduardo Bolsonaro (brother)

}}

| occupation = {{flatlist|

Politician
lawyer
entrepreneur

}}

| website = {{URL|www.flaviobolsonaro.com.br}}

}}

Flávio Nantes Bolsonaro (born 30 April 1981) is a Brazilian politician,{{Cite web|url=http://www.alerj.rj.gov.br/Deputados/PerfilDeputado/275?Legislatura=18&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1|title=Assembleia Legislativa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro|website=www.alerj.rj.gov.br|language=pt-br|access-date=3 October 2018}} lawyer and entrepreneur{{Cite web |url=https://exame.abril.com.br/brasil/com-patrimonio-familiar-sob-ataque-bolsonaro-sera-diplomado-hoje/ |title=Com patrimônio familiar sob suspeita, Bolsonaro será diplomado hoje | Exame |access-date=21 January 2019 |archive-date=14 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200514035623/https://exame.abril.com.br/brasil/com-patrimonio-familiar-sob-ataque-bolsonaro-sera-diplomado-hoje/ |url-status=dead }} who is the eldest child of the 38th President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro.{{Cite news|url=https://politica.estadao.com.br/noticias/eleicoes,bolsonaro-abre-11-pontos-de-vantagem-em-relacao-a-haddad-diz-pesquisa,70002529717|title=Bolsonaro abre 11 pontos de vantagem em relação a Haddad, diz pesquisa – Política – Estadão|work=Estadão|access-date=3 October 2018|language=pt-BR}}

He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Rio de Janeiro from 2003 to 2019,{{Cite news|url=http://www.eleicoes2014.com.br/flavio-bolsonaro/|title=Flávio Bolsonaro 11120|work=Eleições 2014|access-date=3 October 2018|language=pt-br}} and was affiliated with the Social Liberal Party.{{Cite web|url=https://www.camara.leg.br/internet/deputado/Dep_Detalhe.asp?id=5830315|title=Deputado EDUARDO BOLSONARO — Portal da Câmara dos Deputados|website=www.camara.leg.br|language=pt-br|access-date=3 October 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://noticias.uol.com.br/politica/ultimas-noticias/2019/11/12/flavio-bolsonaro-anuncia-desfiliacao-do-psl.htm|title=Flávio Bolsonaro anuncia desfiliação do PSL|publisher=Uol|language=pt|first=Gabriel|last=Sabóia|date=12 November 2019|access-date=12 November 2019}}

His brothers are Carlos Bolsonaro, a member of the Rio de Janeiro City Council since 2001, and Eduardo Bolsonaro, a member of the Chamber of Deputies since 2015.{{Cite web|url=http://www.camara.leg.br/Internet/deputado/Dep_Detalhe.asp?id=92346|title=Deputado EDUARDO BOLSONARO — Portal da Câmara dos Deputados|website=www.camara.leg.br|language=pt-br|access-date=15 October 2018}}

In the 2016 elections, Flavio Bolsonaro ran for mayor of Rio de Janeiro under the Social Christian Party (PSC).{{Cite web |last=Rio |first=Do G1 |date=2016-07-23 |title=Flávio Bolsonaro é confirmado como candidato do PSC a prefeito do Rio |url=http://g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2016/07/flavio-bolsonaro-e-confirmado-como-candidato-do-psc-prefeito-do-rio.html |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=Rio de Janeiro |language=pt-br}} He participated in the first debate between the candidates, held by Grupo Bandeirantes de Comunicação. After fainting during the debate, Bolsonaro refused professional medical assistance from then socialist deputy and candidate Jandira Feghali.{{Cite web |title=Jandira Feghali conta como foi o dia que Flávio Bolsonaro desmaiou e teve diarreia ao vivo |url=https://revistaforum.com.br/politica/2019/9/2/jandira-feghali-conta-como-foi-dia-que-flavio-bolsonaro-desmaiou-teve-diarreia-ao-vivo-60895.html |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=Revista Fórum |date=2 September 2019 |language=pt-BR}}{{Cite web |date=2016-04-16 |title=Eleições: Band acerta detalhes para os debates {{!}} Eleições 2016 {{!}} band.com.br - Band.com.br |url=http://noticias.band.uol.com.br/eleicoes/2016/noticia/?id=100000800001&t=eleicoes-band-acerta-detalhes-para-os-debates- |access-date=2022-06-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416153527/http://noticias.band.uol.com.br/eleicoes/2016/noticia/?id=100000800001&t=eleicoes-band-acerta-detalhes-para-os-debates- |archive-date=16 April 2016 }}{{Cite web |title=Flavio Bolsonaro passa mal em debate e pai impede ajuda de Jandira Feghali |url=https://extra.globo.com/noticias/rio/flavio-bolsonaro-passa-mal-em-debate-pai-impede-ajuda-de-jandira-feghali-19996703.html |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=Extra Online |date=27 August 2016 |language=pt-BR}}

In 2018, Bolsonaro was elected to the Federal Senate representing the state of Rio de Janeiro, having received 4.38 million votes (31.36%).{{cite news|url=https://g1.globo.com/rj/rio-de-janeiro/eleicoes/2018/noticia/2018/10/07/rj-elege-flavio-bolsonaro-para-o-senado.ghtml|title=RJ elege Flávio Bolsonaro e Arolde de Oliveira para o Senado|publisher=Grupo Globo|work=G1|access-date=8 October 2018|date=7 October 2018}}

Bolsonaro has been accused of having ties to Rio de Janeiro's death squads.{{cite news |title=Jair Bolsonaro's son a growing risk to Brazil's government |url=https://www.dw.com/en/jair-bolsonaros-son-a-growing-risk-to-brazils-government/a-47223072 |publisher=Deutsche Welle |date=24 January 2019}}{{cite news |title=Video: As Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro Prepares to Meet Donald Trump, His Family's Close Ties to Notorious Paramilitary Gangs Draw Scrutiny and Outrage |url=https://theintercept.com/2019/03/18/jair-bolsonaro-family-militias-gangs-brazil/ |work=The Intercept |date=18 March 2019}}

On 25 August 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19.{{Cite news|last1=Boadle|first1=Anthony|last2=Mandl|first2=Carolina|editor-last=Nomiyama|editor-first=Chizu|date=25 August 2020|title=Eldest son of Brazil's president tests positive for COVID-19|language=en|work=Reuters|location=Brasília|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-flaviobolso-idUSKBN25L277|access-date=1 February 2021}} Less than two weeks later, he announced that he had been cured of the virus.{{Cite web|last=Amado|first=Aécio|date=7 September 2020|title=Flávio Bolsonaro announces being cured of covid-19|url=https://plataformamedia.com/en/2020/09/07/flavio-bolsonaro-announces-being-cured-of-covid-19/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=1 February 2021|website=Plataforma Media|language=en-US}}

On 28 September 2020 O Globo reported that Bolsonaro had been indicted for graft and money laundering, citing a 300-page indictment seen by the outlet; the Rio de Janeiro public prosecutor's office issued a statement denying that any charges had been filed by that point.{{Cite news|last1=Viga Gaier|first1=Rodrigo|last2=Spring|first2=Jake|editor-last=Lewis|editor-first=Matthew|date=29 September 2020|title=Brazil prosecutors bring graft charges against Bolsonaro's son: report|language=en|work=Reuters|location=Rio de Janeiro, Brasília|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-corruption-idUSKBN26J38N|access-date=5 November 2020}} However, on 3 November, the prosecutor's office announced that they had asked a court on 16 October to approve indictments against Bolsonaro and sixteen others for alleged involvement between 2007 and 2018 in a scheme known as rachadinha, or pay splitting, while he was a state legislator.{{Cite news|last=Londoño|first=Ernesto|date=4 November 2020|title=Bolsonaro's Eldest Son, a Senator, Faces Graft Charges in Brazil|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/04/world/americas/flavio-bolsonaro-charges.html|access-date=4 November 2020|issn=0362-4331}} Following the November announcement, Bolsonaro issued a statement denying wrongdoing and expressing confidence that there was no evidence that would lead a judge to approve the charges.

In March 2021, Flávio Bolsonaro was accused of corruption after having acquired a mansion valued at 6 million reais. The purchase caused controversy because the value was considered incompatible with the senator's income.{{Cite web |title=Compra de mansão lança mais suspeitas sobre Flávio Bolsonaro – DW – 02/03/2021 |url=https://www.dw.com/pt-br/compra-de-mans%C3%A3o-lan%C3%A7a-novas-suspeitas-sobre-fl%C3%A1vio-bolsonaro/a-56751421 |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=dw.com |language=pt}} He alleges that he sold other properties, but such transactions have not yet appeared in notary offices.{{Cite web |last=Benites |first=Afonso |date=2021-03-03 |title=Luxo acima de tudo de Flávio Bolsonaro constrange até os apoiadores do Planalto e assessores do pai |url=https://brasil.elpais.com/brasil/2021-03-03/mansao-de-flavio-bolsonaro-em-brasilia-o-21-imovel-do-senador-em-16-anos-constrange-o-planalto.html |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=El País Brasil |language=pt-BR}}{{Cite web |last=Estado' |first='Agência |date=2022-06-01 |title=Flávio Bolsonaro justifica compra de mansão com outras fontes de renda |url=https://www.correiobraziliense.com.br/politica/2022/06/5012206-flavio-bolsonaro-justifica-compra-de-mansao-com-outras-fontes-de-renda.html |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=Política |language=pt-BR}}