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Flávio Bolsonaro Wins Oval Office Photo With President Trump as Financing Scandal Presses Campaign

The Washington meeting signals an effort to reframe his bid around U.S. security ties and to blunt fallout from leaked messages tying him to jailed banker Daniel Vorcaro.

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El senador brasileño Flávio Bolsonaro habla en una rueda de prensa en Washington, Estados Unidos, el 26 de mayo de 2026. (Octavio Guzmán / EFE)
Trump recibe a Flávio Bolsonaro en la Casa Blanca para respaldar su candidatura
Un grafiti pintado en una pared de una calle del norte de Belém, estado de Pará, Brasil, que dice "no robar" en portugués y lleva las iniciales CV, que suelen estar vinculadas al Comando Vermelho, el 8 de noviembre de 2025. (Pablo PORCIUNCULA / AFP)

Overview

  • Flávio Bolsonaro met President Trump and posted a photo from the Oval Office after a White House visit on Tuesday to boost his presidential campaign.
  • At a press briefing after the meeting Bolsonaro said he asked Trump to designate Brazil’s Comando Vermelho and Primeiro Comando da Capital as terrorist groups and promised to join the U.S.‑led Escudo de las Américas if elected.
  • The visit followed The Intercept Brasil’s release of leaked messages and audios showing Bolsonaro soliciting large payments from banker Daniel Vorcaro, who is jailed as investigators probe a Banco Master fraud the federal police estimate at about 12,000 million reais.
  • Polls reported immediate drops in Flávio Bolsonaro’s support after the leaks, party allies have publicly defended his candidacy, and the federal fraud investigation into Vorcaro continues.
  • The White House issued no formal public endorsement of Bolsonaro and U.S. action on the criminal groups has raised sovereignty concerns in Brasília that could shift Brazil’s campaign debate to security and foreign policy while legal probes proceed.