Bolsonaro Family Tension Rises as Michelle Criticizes Flávio

Bolsonaro Family Tension Rises as Michelle Criticizes Flávio Former First Lady Michelle Bolsonaro signaled she plans to remain on the sidelines of Flávio Bolsonaro’s presidential campaign after what she described as a disrespectful phone call with her stepson, exposing fresh tensions within the family at the center of Brazil’s right-wing opposition to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. In a nearly 30-minute video posted on social media, Michelle, married to former President Jair Bolsonaro, said the dispute stemmed from disagreements over the Liberal Party’s support structure in the Northeastern state of Ceará. She described the conversation as a “stab in the back” and said Flávio, Bolsonaro’s older son who is Lula’s main opponent in Brazil’s presidential race, told her to stay out of party decisions because she lacked political experience. [Image text:] OJUSTO VINERA PELA