Brazil Supreme Court Opens Inquiry Into Foreign Funds in Flávio Bolsonaro Campaign

Brazil's Supreme Court has ordered a police investigation into possible foreign interference in the country's 2026 presidential election. Justice Flávio Dino of the Federal Supreme Court announced the inquiry on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, tasking the Federal Police with examining whether foreign resources secretly financed Senator Flávio Bolsonaro's campaign.

The investigation focuses on suspected contacts between Brazilian businessmen and Rockbridge Network, a private U.S. political organization that raises funds for campaigns aligned with the Republican and conservative agenda. Authorities will determine whether resources, services, or other advantages were provided to support Bolsonaro's candidacy.

“Both have denied participating in the collection or transfer of resources intended to finance political campaigns.”

Investigators will also identify who paid for and hired foreign profiles that ran favorable electoral advertising for Flávio Bolsonaro. They must establish whether his campaign knew about or participated in this paid promotion, and trace the origin of the funds used.

A separate line of inquiry examines possible links between political financing negotiations and U.S. economic interests in Brazilian rare earths and critical minerals owned by the Union. The police will look for any proposals, who formulated them, to whom they were directed, by what means, and what the alleged consideration might have been.

The Federal Police will also assess possible asymmetries and manipulation of big tech algorithms intended to harm candidacies in Brazil's electoral process. The main complaint alleges that technical restrictions by Meta, owner of Instagram, harmed the campaign of re-elected President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Businessmen Tallis Gomes and Pedro Sang are mentioned in connection with possible intermediation management. Both have denied participating in the collection or transfer of resources intended to finance political campaigns.