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Bolsonaro's presidential hopes hit by banker scandal

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Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro's poll numbers have declined following revelations of his ties to a banker involved in a significant fraud scandal. An audio recording surfaced where Bolsonaro allegedly asked the banker, Daniel Vorcaro, to fund a film about his father. This scandal has reportedly caused Bolsonaro to fall behind President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in recent polls. AI

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Bolsonaro's presidential hopes hit by banker scandal

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    Jailed banker ties roil Flavio Bolsonaro’s Brazil presidential hopes

    Brazil’s right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro was riding high in the polls until the news broke of his ties to a banker jailed over a multimillion-dollar fraud scandal. The 45-year-old senator had been polling neck-and-neck with 80-year-old President Luiz Inacio Lul…

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