Flavio Bolsonaro running as favorite in Brazil elections

In Brazil, right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro enters Sunday's runoff election as the favorite against incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, as the vote tests the country's view of the Bolsonaro family's political legacy.

It is noted that the Liberal Party's Flavio Bolsonaro's greatest strength is also his greatest weakness: the Bolsonaro surname. While supporters across Brazil view him as a more moderate version of his father's strong conservative line, opponents consider him a continuation of Jair Bolsonaro's policies.

Flavio Bolsonaro's victory would sharply shift the country's politics to the right following four years of leftist rule. His candidacy is fueled by dissatisfaction with 80-year-old Lula, while drawing support from a conservative coalition of farmers, big business, and evangelicals. Flavio stated that he views his candidacy as a calling after his father was sentenced to 27 years in prison on charges of plotting a coup. Bolsonaro acknowledged some of his father's mistakes during the COVID-19 pandemic while pledging to resolve his father's legal troubles if he wins the election.