Flavio Bolsonaro, Brazilian Senator and presidential contender, met with US Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday. This followed an Oval Office visit with President Donald Trump the day before.
The meetings took place amid a political crisis for Bolsonaro, who acknowledged asking a now-jailed banker for money to fund a film about his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro. He has denied wrongdoing.
Opinion polls show Bolsonaro losing ground since the case became public this month, though he remains statistically tied with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in second-round scenarios for the October election.
The talks covered fighting organized crime, rare earths, and freedom of expression, according to Bolsonaro. The health condition of his father, serving a 27-year sentence under house arrest after being convicted of plotting a coup, was also discussed during these meetings.