PL Seeks Reconciliation Between Michelle and Flávio Bolsonaro After Public Rift

Overview

• Michelle Bolsonaro published a nearly 28-minute video on June 24 alleging that her stepson Flávio humiliated and disrespected her in a phone call about PL strategy in Ceará.
• Flávio publicly apologized, called the episode a “page turned,” and has since shifted messaging to court female voters with security and economic themes.
• PL president Valdemar Costa Neto rushed back to Brazil and is arranging a reconciliation meeting on June 30 to prevent the dispute from fracturing the party before the convention.
• Some party figures are pressing to marginalize Michelle or drop her Senate bid, while others warn that losing her support would hurt the PL’s appeal to conservative and evangelical women.
• Campaign aides say internal trackers show no immediate drop in Flávio’s numbers, analysts warn the episode risks eroding female support, and the party will use scheduled women’s meetings to try to repair relations and unify messaging.