New York, USA — Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro and a presumptive candidate in Brazil’s upcoming elections, met with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday.
Although Bolsonaro's eldest son shared a photo with Trump in the Oval Office on X, the Republican president had not publicly commented on the meeting as of press time, and the meeting did not appear on his profile. formal agenda.
Wednesday, Flavio release Pictured with Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau, America's No. 2 diplomat.
Bolsonaro's visit comes two weeks after current President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Flavio's political rival, visited Trump.
Shortly after meeting Trump in Washington, Flavio held a press conference in which he said he had asked the U.S. leader to designate the country's largest criminal factions “Comando Vermelho” (CV) and “Primeiro Comando da Capital” (PCC) as “terrorist organizations.”
“Today, I had the honor of being received by the President of the United States, Donald Trump, in the Oval Office of the White House. I arrived at 3:00 pm and left the White House at 4:40 pm. Let me start by saying that this meeting was not brokered by any shady businessman; it was arranged by the President of the United States himself,” Flavio Tell media.
The presidential candidate said he was received “very warmly” by the US leader and that one of the first things he did was ask about his father, the conditions of his imprisonment and how the family was “dealing with the situation”. In March this year, the elder Bolsonaro was placed under house arrest due to a failed coup attempt. He has been in and out of the hospital and is in poor health.
“Lula came to the White House to lobby on behalf of drug traffickers, while I did the exact opposite: strongly demanding that President Trump designate the PCC and Comando Vermelho as a foreign terrorist organization as soon as possible.”
Lula's main rival in the polls, Flavio, inherited his father's political legacy after he was convicted of attempting a coup in September 2025, a crime that barred the Lula family patriarch from running for office.
On the other hand, Flavio's visit to Trump also took place during the political and financial scandal surrounding Master Bank, to which the heir to Brazil's right-wing political dynasty may be linked.
published reports Intercept Brazil It revealed the close relationship between Flavio and the bank's former CEO Daniel Vorcaro, who is currently imprisoned and under investigation for allegedly leading a criminal enterprise involving financial fraud, money laundering, corruption and asset manipulation.
The messages the two exchanged, publish go through Intercept BrazilIt was revealed that Voccaro was one of the financiers of the film “Dark Horse” about Flavio's father. In one recording, Flavio called Voccaro “brother” and demanded a share of the 134 million reais ($26 million) investment.
most recent opinion polls Lula defeated Flavio 47% to 43%.
Featured image: Flavio Bolsonaro meets US President Donald Trump on May 26, 2026.
Image source: Flavio Bolsonaro from X.
