Brasilia ¨C Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro said on Friday that his father, former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, has backed him for a presidential run next year, jilting markets that had bet on a more seasoned candidate consolidating support on the right.
The senator wrote on social media that his father had chosen him for ¡°the mission of carrying on our project for the nation.¡±
The head of Bolsonaro¡¯s right-wing Liberal Party, Valdemar Costa Neto, confirmed in a statement that the ex-president, who is serving time for a failed coup plot, had tapped his eldest son as the party¡¯s presidential candidate.
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