Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ) told Brazilian supporters that it is necessary to have faith that his defeat in the presidential election “has not yet been the end.” The statement was made on Thursday evening (the 5th), during the gala dinner of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), at Mar-a-Lago, the Florida estate of U.S. President Donald Trump.
In a portion of the speech that circulated on social media, the senator addressed Brazilians in Portuguese and said that “even when what seems to be the end is not what we expected, we must thank God and have even more faith that it has not yet been the end.”
“A year ago, I never imagined I would be a candidate for the presidency of Brazil, but I believe it was a project of God, not only for me, but for my nation,” the senator said. Flávio lost the runoff on October 25 to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT), re-elected with more than four million votes ahead.
Two days later, the senator left the country with his family for the United States, without turning over his passports to the Federal Police (PF), as had been ordered by Minister Alexandre de Moraes of the Supreme Federal Court (STF).
The order was given in the inquiry investigating suspicions of money laundering through betting companies involving Flávio and the lawyer Willer Tomaz, a friend of the senator. Moraes also prohibited the two from communicating. Flávio and Thmaz deny irregularities.
Also at the dinner were the senator’s brother, former deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro, who lives in the United States, and American actor Jim Caviezel, cast to portray former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) in the film “Dark Horse,” whose funding is also the subject of an investigation involving Flávio.
Eduardo posted the meeting on social media with the caption: “Now at Mar-a-Lago, Flávio Bolsonaro in freedom meets with actor Jim Caviezel.” In the release, the organization presents him as a member of the Chamber of Deputies, “in exile,” although he lost his mandate in December 2025 due to excessive absences.
