Former deputy claims that his brother’s pre-candidacy increases risk and attributes encouragement to political violence to the left
The former federal deputy (PL-SP) said that his brother, the senator and pre-candidate for President (PL-RJ), is at risk of being murdered. The statement was given in an interview with Rede Comunica Brasil, published on Wednesday (June 10, 2026).
According to Eduardo, Flávio’s advancement in the presidential race would increase the risk. “I think Flávio has to be very careful about his safety. It will increasingly be worth murdering him, because if you take Flávio away, who will be left?”he declared.
The former congressman said that the eventual death of his brother would leave the election “tray delivery” to the president (PT). He cited (Novo), (PSD) and Renan Santos (Missão) as names on the right that are less known nationally.
Eduardo attributed the encouragement of political violence to the left. As examples, he mentioned the murder of the Colombian senator, shot during a political event in Bogotá in June 2025 and killed 2 months later, and that of Fernando Villavicencio, candidate for President of Ecuador,. Also suffered by (PL) in 2018 and against (Republican) in 2024.
The statements were made when commenting on reports about the film’s financing “Dark Horse”biopic of Jair Bolsonaro starring American actor Jim Caviezel.
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Documents released by Intercept Brasil indicate an operation between planned and paid values. Part of the money would have been sent by Daniel Vorcaro, founder of Banco Master, to the Havengate Development Fund, managed by Paulo Calixto, Eduardo’s lawyer in the United States.
The former deputy classified the operation as “mere investment” and said that it would be illogical to set up a money laundering structure involving the Bolsonaro family and companies in the United States. According to him, the left focused its electoral strategy on the case and placed its “silver bullet” in the connection between Flávio and Vorcaro.
PT launched a . During the event, congressmen defended the disclosure of content that links Flávio to the banker.
Eduardo also again denied that one, no, had been purchased for him with resources from Vorcaro. He said . The property belongs to André Porciúncula, former secretary of the Bolsonaro government and ally of the former deputy.
When commenting on the visit of a reporter from the Intercept At the residence where he lives, in Southlake, Eduardo said he had and adopted other security measures. The journalist went to the site in May to try to interview him.
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