Jair Bolsonaro’s son compared himself to Donald Trump and assured that he sees himself as president of Brazil

“Trump 2.0 is much better than Trump 1.0, isn’t it? Well Bolsonaro 2.0 will also be much better“said the 44-year-old senator, who was applauded in Texass, United States, during his speech at CPAC, the annual conference of the American conservative movement.

Flavio Bolsonaro, who presents himself as a more moderate option than his father, who is currently serving a 27-year prison sentence for attempted coup d’état, will have as main rival in the elections this year to the current left-wing president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silvawho aspires to a fourth term at 80 years old. Seven months before the elections, the two favorites are neck and neck in the polls.

“We do not want interference in the elections in Brazil, as the administration (of former US President (Joe) Biden) did to bring Lula to power,” said Flavio Bolsonaro.

And he added: “If our people can express themselves freely on social networks and if the votes are counted correctly, we are going to win“.

Defeated by Lula in the second round in the 2022 presidential elections, Bolsonaro Sr. was later declared ineligible for their attacks without evidence against the reliability of the electronic ballot boxes used in Brazil.

Brazilian conservatives also regularly denounce “censorship” on social networks, after the Supreme Court ordered the elimination of some accounts accused of disinformation.

During CPAC, Flavio Bolsonaro called for “watching the Brazilian elections with extreme attention” and “exerting diplomatic pressure so that (Brazilian) institutions function properly.”

Jair Bolsonaro was convicted in September by the Supreme Court, which declared it guilty of conspiring to remain in power “in an authoritarian manner” despite his defeat by Lula.

The former president has been in house arrest in Brasilia since Friday, thanks to a court decision that exempted him from returning to jail after two weeks hospitalized for bronchopneumonia. In December, Jair Bolsonaro anointed his son Flavio as a candidate for the supreme court.