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Flavio Bolsonaro Meets Trump, Denies Film Funding Scandal

5/28/2026

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Senator Flavio Bolsonaro met U.S. officials and President Donald Trump in Washington.
He said he asked a banker for money to fund a film about his father, denied wrongdoing, and is tied with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in polls.
He raised concerns about his father's health, under house arrest after a 27-year coup-plot sentence, and noted Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva met Donald Trump at the White House.

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Senator Flavio Bolsonaro met U.S. officials and President Donald Trump in Washington.
He said he asked a banker for money to fund a film about his father, denied wrongdoing, and is tied with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in polls.
He raised concerns about his father's health, under house arrest after a 27-year coup-plot sentence, and noted Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva met Donald Trump at the White House.