Brazil’s right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro was riding high in the polls until the news broke of his ties to a banker jailed over a multimillion-dollar fraud scandal.The 45-year-old senator had been polling neck-and-neck with 80-year-old President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is expected to seek a fourth term in presidential elections in October.But a change may be under way following the publication of an audio recording by investigative outlet The Intercept in which Bolsonaro asked disgraced banker Daniel Vorcaro to finance a film he was making about his father, former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro.
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Jailed banker ties roil Flavio Bolsonaro’s Brazil presidential hopes
Brazil's presidential race may be shifting following revelations about right-wing candidate Flavio Bolsonaro's connections to a jailed banker. Bolsonaro, a senator, had been polling closely with incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ahead of the October elections.
Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-05-21 · 06:34 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Brazil's presidential race may be shifting following revelations about right-wing candidate Flavio Bolsonaro's connections to a jailed banker. Bolsonaro, a senator, had been polling closely with incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ahead of the October elections. However, an audio recording published by The Intercept revealed that Bolsonaro had asked Daniel Vorcaro, a banker imprisoned for fraud, to fund a film about his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro. This news has potentially impacted Bolsonaro's standing in the polls.
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An audio recording by The Intercept features Bolsonaro asking Vorcaro to finance a film about his father.
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Daniel Vorcaro is a banker jailed over a multimillion-dollar fraud scandal.
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Flavio Bolsonaro's presidential hopes are being affected by his ties to a jailed banker.
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Flavio Bolsonaro was polling neck-and-neck with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
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