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Flávio Bolsonaro on His Presidential Campaign and His Father’s Ailing Health
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By Jan Jekielek
4/1/2026Updated: 4/1/2026

In this episode, I sit down with Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro to discuss his campaign for presidency, his hopes for the future of Brazil, and how his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, is faring now.

The elder Bolsonaro was convicted last year of a coup attempt and sentenced to 27 years in prison. Recently hospitalized with a serious bout of pneumonia, he has been transferred to house arrest due to his poor health. His son says his health never fully recovered after he was stabbed in 2018 during a campaign rally.

Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and the guest, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.

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Jan Jekielek is a senior editor with The Epoch Times, host of the show “American Thought Leaders.” Jan’s career has spanned academia, international human rights work, and now for almost two decades, media. He has interviewed nearly a thousand thought leaders on camera, and specializes in long-form discussions challenging the grand narratives of our time. He’s also an award-winning documentary filmmaker, producing “The Unseen Crisis,” “DeSantis: Florida vs. Lockdowns,” and “Finding Manny.”