Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro attends a ceremony at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, October 15, 2019. REUTERS/Adriano Machado
BRASILIA (Reuters) - A push by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro to make his son the leader of his party in the lower house of Congress was rejected on Thursday, deepening a rift with party leaders that could further fragment the far-right firebrand's legislative base.
With insults flying and a police investigation underway into alleged electoral fraud, the Social Liberal Party (PSL) has split between members who back its founder Luciano Bivar and those who want Bolsonaro and his sons to take over the party.
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