Trump, crime and corruption loom over Brazil’s presidential vote
“A Flávio Bolsonaro victory would cement this move to the right that we’ve seen in so much of Latin America over the last two years,” Winter said, noting that many of the region’s right-leaning governments are aligned with Trump on security and drug policy.
During his May trip to Washington, Flávio urged the Trump administration to classify Brazil’s two most powerful criminal organizations as terrorist groups; the US announced days later that the designation would take effect that June.
The former Brazilian president’s other son, Eduardo Bolsonaro, who moved to the US and lobbied the Trump administration on his father’s behalf, initially claimed credit for the pressure — a boast that later backfired on Flávio’s campaign as the tariffs hurt Brazilian businesses.
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