RIO DE JANEIRO ¨C Even Flavio Bolsonaro didn¡¯t seem to take his presidential candidacy very seriously when his father, Brazil¡¯s former President Jair Bolsonaro, tapped him as a political heir from behind bars.
However, the bespectacled 44-year-old senator, who is pitching himself as a more measured member of the far-right dynasty, has surprised many with a surge in support in opinion polls ahead of October elections.
¡°They always asked for a more moderate Bolsonaro, I¡¯ve always been like this ... balanced and level-headed,¡± Flavio Bolsonaro said after being tapped to lead his father¡¯s powerful conservative base.
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