Bolsonaro son caught on tape asking jailed banker for $26.8m film deal
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Brazil’s leading rightwing presidential hopeful, Flávio Bolsonaro, has been caught on tape requesting $26.8m (£20m) from a banker accused of corruption to fund a film about his father, former president Jair Bolsonaro.
The leaked voice memos and text messages were published on Wednesday by the Intercept Brasil. Flávio Bolsonaro, a far-right senator, later acknowledged the recordings.
The revelation is seen as a serious blow to his candidacy. He is currently tied in polls with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ahead of October’s election.