Bolsonaro family draws intense online attention

A video posted by former first lady Michelle Bolsonaro that criticized her brother‑in‑law Flávio Bolsonaro generated a short‑lived surge in her online presence. Data from Ativaweb showed an increase of nearly 100,000 followers in the days after the video, with engagement jumping to 5.61% versus Flávio’s 1.59% and a 22.8% rise in her engagement rate. Within five days she lost about 10,000 followers, and 83% of the criticism came from male profiles. The video attracted 32 million views in 24 hours, initially earning 39,704 new followers and about 80% favorable reactions, before support waned as the debate broadened.

Separately, self‑styled psychic “Vó Bahiana” posted a video claiming she saw the deaths of Jair Bolsonaro, Michelle Bolsonaro and their daughter Laura, urging viewers to pray for the family. The prediction spread on social media, dividing opinion between followers of the psychic and skeptics, but no evidence supported the claim.