Flávio Bolsonaro Says He Has Jair’s Nod for 2026 as Carlos Receives Honor at São Paulo Assembly

Overview

• At a ceremony at Alesp, Rio councilman Carlos Bolsonaro accepted the Legislative Merit honor, grew emotional, and thanked supporters for treating him as his jailed father's messenger.
• In his remarks, he recounted a recent jail visit and alleged that Jair Bolsonaro is confined to a four‑square‑meter cell with a locked door that keeps him from the corridor.
• Earlier in the day, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro told allies and stated publicly that Jair authorized him to run for president in 2026, framing it as a mission to continue their political project.
• PL figures at the event, including fellow honoree Mário Frias, celebrated Flávio’s pre‑candidacy, while leaders in the Centrão and allies of Governor Tarcísio de Freitas voiced skepticism and treated the move as tentative.
• Student activists organized by UNE staged protests at the assembly calling for no amnesty for Jair Bolsonaro and others convicted in the coup plot.