Flávio Bolsonaro Records Video Supporting Eduardo Cunha's Congressional Bid

Flávio Bolsonaro, a presidential candidate for the PL, recorded a video supporting Eduardo Cunha's candidacy for federal deputy in Minas Gerais. The video, published on Cunha's social media on Wednesday, features Flávio stating that Cunha played an important role in the country's history by helping to remove Dilma Rousseff from office. Flávio also described Rousseff as the worst president in Brazilian history. In response, Cunha thanked him and stated he is campaigning for Flávio in Minas Gerais and across the country, even though the Republicanos party has decided to remain neutral in the presidential race.

Eduardo Cunha previously served as the president of the Chamber of Deputies and accepted the impeachment request against Dilma Rousseff in December 2015. However, Cunha's own mandate was revoked by the Chamber in September 2016 following accusations that he lied to the Petrobras CPI regarding overseas accounts. He was later arrested as part of Operation Lava Jato on charges of receiving bribes from Petrobras contracts. While he remained in closed regime until 2021, several of his sentences were annulled in 2021 and 2023. In 2021, approximately 12 million reais from blocked Swiss accounts were transferred to Brazil.

Cunha is currently building his electoral base in the interior of Minas Gerais through the evangelical radio network 89 Maravilha FM. Additionally, a Federal Police investigation indicates that Cunha allocated 6.15 million reais in parliamentary amendments to 29 municipalities in Minas Gerais through his leadership role in the Republicanos party.