On the record · Updated October 28, 2026

Flávio Bolsonaro quotes

Senator and runoff candidate

7 things Flávio Bolsonaro said, verbatim, from October 6, 2026 to October 27, 2026, each linked to where it ran. Grouped by the questions at issue, with who supported, disputed, or qualified each one.

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Oct 27latest entry

The two-hour voting extension ordered by Justice Zanin casts doubt on the legitimacy of Lula's runoff win.

Supports Oct 27

“What happened today was not normal. It was something frankly unacceptable. A Supreme Court justice, for the first time in history — a former lawyer of Lula’s — issues an order at the request of a former partner of his and changes the rules of the game in the middle of the game”

Fox News Lula comes back from a first-round loss to win Brazil's presidency a fourth time ›

Others on this question

Guilherme Barcelos Attorney with a doctorate in constitutional law and specialization in electoral law Qualifies

“It is difficult for it to succeed, but the point is that the [Supreme Court] contributed to the instability of the electoral process, which is serious”

Valdemar Costa Neto Head of Bolsonaro's Liberal Party Qualifies

“But we believe the issues raised need to be properly clarified.”

Donald Trump US President Supports

“The extension given was very strange.”

Brazil's runoff result should be annulled because of the two-hour voting extension.

Supports Oct 26

“We will take legal action. We will ask for this election to be annulled.”

CNN Lula wins fourth term after trailing Bolsonaro by 2.2 million votes in round one ›

Others on this question

Joao Pedro Padua Law professor, Fluminense Federal University Disputes

“But there isn’t much legal basis for that,”

The two-hour voting extension undermines the legitimacy of the runoff result.

Supports Oct 26

“It is impossible to recognize the election result given how these events unfolded”

CNN Lula wins fourth term after trailing Bolsonaro by 2.2 million votes in round one ›

Others on this question

Paulo Sotero Brazil Institute, Wilson Center Disputes

“was not an irregularity.”

Kassio Nunes Marques President of Brazil's electoral court Disputes

The president of the electoral court, Kassio Nunes Marques, who was appointed to the Supreme Court by former President Bolsonaro, said that the extension of voting hours did not impact results.

Justice Zanin's two-hour extension of runoff voting was improper.

Supports Oct 26

“changing the rules of the game in the middle of the game.”

CBN News Lula wins fourth term after trailing Bolsonaro by 2.2 million votes in round one ›

Others on this question

Paulo Sotero Brazil Institute, Wilson Center Disputes

Paulo Sotero, of the Brazil Institute at the Wilson Center, told CNN that the voting extension “was not an irregularity.”

Donald Trump Jr Son of U.S. President Donald Trump Supports

“If a conservative government in Brazil did this, everyone in the mainstream press in America would lose their minds, but I guess they’re just choosing to be silent because it’s all for the cause,”

Flávio Bolsonaro on Foreign policy & the world1

As printed Oct 27

“In 2027, Brazil will not only once again have an ambassador to Israel, but will also take the step of moving its embassy to Israel’s capital, Jerusalem”

on Brazil's relations with Israel, a plan Lula's reelection now blocks

The Forward Lula’s reelection puts the brakes on Latin America’s pro-Israel shift ›

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Flávio Bolsonaro on Campaigns & elections1

As printed Oct 6

“Brazil wants change, that’s the reading of what happened today”

on his first-round lead in Brazil's presidential election ahead of a runoff with Lula

CBN News Bolsonaro and Lula Head to a Runoff in Brazil's Presidential Election ›

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Flávio Bolsonaro on Democracy & voting rights1

As printed Oct 26

“There’s a lot that needs to be cleared up before Brazil simply accepts this foul play”

on refusing to concede after Lula's win and signaling a bid to annul it

USA Today Lula wins historic fourth term in Brazil, denying Trump a close ally ›

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