Flavio Bolsonaro campaign under fraud and disinfo probe

Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, a pre‑candidate for the 2026 presidency, has expanded his personal security, tripling his Senate Police detail, establishing a 24‑hour command centre and wearing a bullet‑proof vest after a Senate‑intelligence report recorded over 2,000 hostile online posts since early June. His law office issued three invoices of R$ 500,000 each in April 2025: two to Copenhagen Consultoria & Assessoria S.A., both cancelled on the day they were issued, and one to Contábil Correa, which remains active, bringing the total invoiced amount to R$ 1.5 million. The firms are linked to businessman Daniel Vorcaro’s former Banco Master network; Copenhagen received R$ 58 million from Banco Master between 2024 and 2025, and accountant Rogério Lourenço Novo is its sole director and the sole shareholder of Contábil Correa. Bolsonaro’s office insists the invoices represent legitimate private legal services, a claim Bolsonaro repeated in a video. Federal Police continue probing the firms, Novo, and the broader Vorcaro‑Master scheme. The investigation has broadened to include publicist Thiago Miranda, alleged conduit for a R$ 62 million film investment and a R$ 134 million sponsorship, and “Project DV,” a disinformation operation paying influencers up to R$ 2 million to attack officials such as Finance Minister Fernando Haddad and Central Bank President Gabriel Galípolo. Authorized by STF minister André Mendonça, the probe connects alleged fraud proceeds to coordinated disinformation, raising concerns that Miranda could become a “bomb” for the PL campaign. Amid the controversy, Bolsonaro posted apology videos to former first lady Michelle Bolsonaro, seeking reconciliation within the right‑wing bloc ahead of the election.