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Analysis: Flavio Bolsonaro came across as crude and unconvincing in TV Globo interview

oglobo29 August 2026 at 03:14

Flavio Bolsonaro participated in a Globo TV interview, with analysis suggesting he came across as stiff and lacking credibility in the program. He employed a rehearsed media training script, presenting himself as a "good guy," proactively expressing solidarity with host Renata Vasconcelos and calling the previous day's "rude" behavior directed at her.

In the interview, Flavio backtracked on his previous doubts about the electronic voting system and criticized his brother Eduardo for celebrating Trump's tariffs on Brazil. He tried to dodge explaining the whereabouts of the millions of reais he solicited, demanded, and received from banker Daniel Vorcaro, the mastermind of the Master fraud scheme, particularly the payments made to the United States.

Instead, Flavio attempted to turn the tables, claiming that Lula met with Vorcaro during an informal meeting accompanied by the current Central Bank governor Gabriel Galípolo. He alleged that during this purported "secret" meeting, Lula promised that investigations into the Master case would cease when Galípolo took over as Central Bank governor.

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