The 75-minute dialogue was published by the U.S. newspaper this Thursday and addressed the electoral defeat of the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, his departure from Brazil for Miami, and his accusations of alleged fraud in the elections.

The expectation created by the far-right politician's circle contrasted with the subsequent repercussion of the interview, which did not limit itself to reproducing his statements but incorporated information and background that questioned several of his claims.

One of the most commented passages was when Flávio, asked how he reached the United States, responded that he would take that secret "to the grave."

The newspaper cited U.S. sources according to whom a White House official organized the private plane that took him to Miami, and indicated that President Donald Trump personally authorized his entry.

The senator's denunciations of an alleged electoral fraud were also questioned by the newspaper. Flávio Bolsonaro described President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's victory in the October 25 runoff as mathematically impossible, but presented no evidence to support his accusations.

The newspaper recalled that the extension of voting hours involved some 34,000 ballots, compared to a difference of more than four million votes between the candidates, and that both campaigns had requested the extension.

In a post on the social network X, federal deputy Carlos Zarattini of the Workers' Party considered that the newspaper dismantled the senator's conspiracy theories and exposed the absence of evidence of an alleged fraud.

William De Lucca, journalist, content producer, and presenter for ICL Notícias, also reacted, mocking the initial expectations of Flávio's allies, who thought the interview would favor him.

"How it all ended: the newspaper calling him a liar, his father a coup plotter, and his brother a fugitive."

For his part, Sérgio Santos, known on X as Zamenza and popular for his comments on television and entertainment, stated that the newspaper practically did not reproduce the senator's falsehoods and questioned his attempt to present himself as a political persecuted figure.

The account O Jornaleiro summarized the controversy as an international embarrassment for Bolsonarism, while other profiles shared satirical images and comments about the publication.

Faced with the criticism, Paulo Figueiredo, an ally of the Bolsonaro family, accused the newspaper of offering biased coverage and announced that he would release the full recording of the interview, after the Times refused to publish it in full.

He also announced that the legislator granted an interview to The Washington Post, scheduled for Saturday, and another to the Brazilian newspaper Folha de S.Paulo.