Trump and Bolsonaro families continue anti-elite politics with new generation

Newsweek reported that the Trump and Bolsonaro families have built their political brands on anti-establishment rhetoric, yet have established their own political establishments by placing family members in power.

In Brazil, millions are voting in a presidential runoff where right-wing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro aims to restore his family's influence by opposing incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Flávio Bolsonaro's campaign focuses on law and order, smaller government, and opposition to Lula's Workers' Party and a judiciary seen as politically biased, according to Newsweek.

The Trump family has not openly endorsed Flávio Bolsonaro, but the White House's position on the race is clear given the longstanding ties between Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro.

The elder Bolsonaro, now serving a 27-year house arrest sentence for plotting a coup after the 2022 election, shares with Trump a history of nationalist and populist politics, as well as attacks on electoral systems and political elites.

Newsweek noted that both leaders have portrayed themselves as uniquely capable of reforming corrupt political systems, despite their defeats and legal troubles.