Flavio Bolsonaro's runoff vote tests family's political brand in Brazil

Flavio Bolsonaro is facing a runoff election for the Brazilian presidency, with his family name serving as both a strength and a weakness. Supporters see him as a more moderate figure than his father, Jair Bolsonaro, whose presidency polarized the nation and ended with an attempted coup after his 2022 election loss. Bolsonaro is currently leading in polls against incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. His candidacy has surprised many, but he has capitalized on growing dissatisfaction with Lula's administration and tapped into his father's conservative coalition of farmers, business leaders, and evangelicals. Bolsonaro, an evangelical himself, views his run as a calling, especially after his father was sentenced for coup-plotting. Supporters at a recent rally expressed frustration with Lula's welfare policies and perceived government overreach. Bolsonaro has acknowledged his father's mishandled COVID-19 response but stated he would resolve his father's legal issues if elected. He has named Claudio Lottenberg, former head of Albert Einstein hospital, as his health minister pick, while also pledging to boost public services and protect social welfare benefits.