Key facts
- Flavio Bolsonaro is building a potential governing bloc with endorsements from several parties.
- Support from former presidential contenders Romeu Zema and Ronaldo Caiado has also been secured.
- Bolsonaro's coalition could control over 280 seats in the lower house and up to 50 in the Senate.
Flavio Bolsonaro, the eldest son of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro, has secured backing from multiple center-right and right-wing parties ahead of Brazil's presidential election runoff on October 25. These endorsements, including from parties like PP, Uniao Brasil, Republicanos, and Podemos, as well as former presidential contenders Romeu Zema and Ronaldo Caiado, suggest Bolsonaro's campaign is building momentum. A Datafolha poll released on Thursday showed Flavio Bolsonaro leading President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva 47% to 45% in the upcoming runoff, a narrowing from the previous week's poll where Bolsonaro led 49% to 45%. The combined strength of Bolsonaro's Liberal Party and its allies could control over 280 seats in the lower house and up to 50 in the Senate.