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Scandal one month before elections "exposes concerns about the inner workings of power in Brazil"

CNN Portugal5 September 2026 at 15:40

Journalist Amanda Lima, executive director of DN Brasil, analyzes a scandal involving Banco Master and suspicions surrounding Flavio Bolsonaro, President Jair Bolsonaro's son and Senate candidate. The case emerges just one month before the October presidential elections, in which Bolsonaro is running for president against Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The situation is described as a scandal that exposes concerns about the inner workings of power in Brazil, raising questions about the relationship between finance and politics in the country.

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