Flávio Bolsonaro faces party crisis over video clash with ex‑first lady Michelle

Party president Valdemar Costa Neto met with Senator Flávio Bolsonaro in Rio de Janeiro during a Liberal Party seminar and discussed a crisis triggered by a video posted by ex‑first lady Michelle Bolsonaro that accused Flávio of humiliation. Valdemar urged the two to meet in person and suggested Michelle record a partial retraction, but she rejected the idea, stating she would not recant her statements.

Valdemar also criticized both Michelle and Flávio for their involvement with businessman Daniel Vorcaro and the Master case, describing a video of a alleged sexual party linked to Vorcaro as harmful and rebuking Flávio for meeting the entrepreneur after his imprisonment. He warned that the internal dispute could damage the party’s cohesion and its prospects in the upcoming election.