Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tagjani explained that Flavio Bolsonaro, who secretly left Brazil with an Italian passport after losing the presidential election, obtained the document by "blood rights". He reminded the Corriere della Sera newspaper that he changed this law in 2025 "because many did business with him". The newspaper "La Repubblica" reported that Bolsonaro's ancestors came from the Veneto region. Notably, the former president's great-grandfather and Flavio's father, Jair Bolsonaro, was named Vittorio Bolsonaro, while another branch of the family originated in Tuscany. The children of former president Flavio and his brothers Eduardo and Carlos completed all the necessary procedures to obtain Italian citizenship between 2023 and 2025.

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tagjani explained that Flavio Bolsonaro, who secretly left Brazil with an Italian passport after losing the presidential election, obtained the document by "blood rights". He reminded the Corriere della Sera newspaper that he changed this law in 2025 "because many did business with him". The newspaper "La Repubblica" reported that Bolsonaro's ancestors came from the Veneto region. Notably, the former president's great-grandfather and Flavio's father, Jair Bolsonaro, was named Vittorio Bolsonaro, while another branch of the family originated in Tuscany. The children of former president Flavio and his brothers Eduardo and Carlos completed all the necessary procedures to obtain Italian citizenship between 2023 and 2025.