You would have been forgiven for thinking that when Jair Bolsonaro was convicted in September 2025 of attempting a coup, his political career was finished and his legacy forever tainted.
But in the first round of Brazil’s presidential elections this Sunday, another Bolsonaro has genuine hopes of victory – not Jair, but his son Flávio, who ialso campaigning to have his father released released.
The Guardian’s Latin America correspondent, Tom Phillips, explains how Brazil got here again, and tells** Annie Kelly** what it will mean for the wider region if Flávio Bolsonaro wins.
