Brazil Senator Flavio Bolsonaro seeks White House meeting amid campaign crisis, sources say
Source: Reuters
Brazil Senator Bolsonaro seeks White House meeting amid campaign crisis, sources say
By Luciana Magalhaes and Marcela Ayres
Thu, May 21, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT
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SAO PAULO/BRASILIA, May 21 (Reuters) - Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro is seeking a meeting with President Donald Trump in Washington, two people familiar with the matter said, as the presidential hopeful looks to turn the page on news of his ties to a scandal-hit banker.
One source said Bolsonaro is expected to fly to the U.S. on Monday ahead of a meeting with Trump at the White House next week. A second source confirmed a White House invitation but could not specify the timing of the encounter.
A spokesperson for the right-wing senator, the eldest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Plans for the visit to Washington come as the senator's campaign weathers a crisis that has eroded his competitiveness in recent polling against the leftist incumbent, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, ahead of October elections.
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