Right-wing Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro has laid out strict conditions for releasing his personal records, responding to a challenge from President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, his rival in Sunday's runoff vote.
According to Bolsonaro's campaign, he will release the data Lula has requested if the president broadens his own commitment to disclose personal records, including those of advisers, security staff and records from companies owned by Lula's children.
Earlier, on Tuesday, Lula said he was willing to share his banking, tax and phone records along with his family's records, provided Bolsonaro agreed to do the same. His campaign filed a conditional authorization with Brazil's electoral court to release the president's personal data.
Senator Camilo Santana, a representative of Lula's campaign, told reporters that Lula had agreed to Bolsonaro's new demands and that the president would submit a formal response to the court on Thursday morning.
Background: corruption scandal
Lula's challenge comes as both campaigns grapple with the fallout from a explosive corruption scandal involving former banker Daniel Vorcaro that has ensnared numerous influential individuals and organizations across Brazil.
Bolsonaro, who is leading Lula in the polls, is under investigation over allegations of corruption and money laundering tied to an investment he is said to have sought from Vorcaro. He is also the subject of a separate money-laundering probe. The presidential candidate denies any wrongdoing.
The Brazilian president has also been linked to a corruption scandal through his son Fabio Luis Lula da Silva, a businessman who is under investigation over allegations that he helped another businessman gain improper access to the government. Lula's eldest son is also being investigated over his ties to a businessman arrested in an investigation into pension fund fraud.
Lula's son denies the allegations, and the president has said his son will be treated like any other citizen.
