12 days ago · Brazil
Family members of jailed ex-president Jair Bolsonaro win big in multiple Brazil polls
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. France 24 English is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Brazil. The first report grouped here was at 5 Oct 2026, 07:06 UTC. 3 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Family members of jailed ex-president Jair Bolsonaro win big in multiple Brazil polls”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Family members of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro won big in Sunday's general election, including the right-wing lawmaker's eldest son Flavio Bolsonaro, who surpassed President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the first-round presidential vote. During the campaign, Flavio Bolsonaro promised to secure amnesty for his jailed father.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by France 24 English
Wife, sons and brother: Jailed ex-president Bolsonaro’s family scores big in Brazil polls
- Picked up by France 24 English
Family members of jailed ex-president Jair Bolsonaro win big in multiple Brazil polls
- Picked up by France 24 English
Son of jailed ex-president Bolsonaro heads to presidential run-off as family scores big in Brazil
Reported by 1 outlet
- France 24 English