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Flávio Bolsonaro faces scrutiny over incorrect academic credentials
Flávio Bolsonaro, a presidential candidate for the Liberal Party (PL), is facing scrutiny after official profiles on the Senate and the Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro (Alerj) websites incorrectly listed a postgraduate degree in Political Science from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). UFRJ has confirmed it has no academic record of the senator attending the institution, noting that only his brother, Eduardo Bolsonaro, is registered as a graduate there.
Bolsonaro's campaign has attributed the discrepancy to "errors or mistakes," suggesting the information may have been incorrectly pulled from platforms like Wikipedia. The campaign clarified that the senator holds a Law degree from Cândido Mendes University, a postgraduate degree in Public Policy from IUPERJ, and an MBA from FGV.
In other campaign developments, Bolsonaro confirmed that Alfredo Gaspar will remain his vice-presidential running mate, dismissing allegations against Gaspar as a "farce." Additionally, his government platform includes proposals for a one-year quarantine for Supreme Federal Court (STF) appointees and the use of Fust funds to provide free data access for the Caixa app to support micro-entrepreneurs.
Entities
Alfredo Gaspar · Ana Campagnolo · Carlos Bolsonaro · Federal University of Rio de Janeiro · Flávio Bolsonaro · Liberal Party · Partido Liberal · Plano Liberal · Senado Federal · Supreme Federal Court · Supremo Tribunal Federal · Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
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What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.
- [● 6 SOURCES] The campaign attributed the incorrect academic information to errors or mistakes possibly extracted from Wikipedia. www.infomoney.com.br · www.bahianoticias.com.br · www.spacemoney.com.br · inmagazine.ig.com.br · tvtnews.com.br · +1 more
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Flávio Bolsonaro confirmed that Alfredo Gaspar will remain his vice-presidential running mate. oantagonista.com.br
- [● 2 SOURCES] Candidate Renan Santos criticized Flávio Bolsonaro, calling the academic discrepancy an act of bad faith. oantagonista.com.br · www.spacemoney.com.br
- [● 2 SOURCES] The campaign has requested corrections to the incorrect information on the relevant platforms. www.infomoney.com.br · hugogloss.uol.com.br
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Flávio Bolsonaro's government plan proposes a one-year quarantine period for individuals appointed to the Supreme Federal Court. oglobo.globo.com
- [● 5 SOURCES] The senator holds a Law degree from Cândido Mendes University, a postgraduate degree in Public Policy from IUPERJ, and an MBA in Entrepreneurship from FGV. www.infomoney.com.br · www.spacemoney.com.br · inmagazine.ig.com.br · tvtnews.com.br · hugogloss.uol.com.br
- [● 9 SOURCES] The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) has no academic record of Flávio Bolsonaro as a student. www.bahianoticias.com.br · wscom.com.br · www.em.com.br · www.spacemoney.com.br · tvtnews.com.br · +4 more
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The campaign proposes using Fust funds to provide free data access for the Caixa app to support micro-entrepreneurs. www.mobiletime.com.br