Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of imprisoned former president Jair Bolsonaro, outlined his plans to battle crime in Brazil

Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of imprisoned former president Jair Bolsonaro, outlined his plans to battle crime in Brazil

Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro, who plans to run for president in October elections, on Thursday called for "many, many prisons" in a speech praising the controversial security policies of El Salvador's Nayib Bukele.

The son of far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro -- who anointed him his political heir from jail -- Flavio outlined his plans to battle crime in Brazil during a public security event in Rio de Janeiro.

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