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Call to boycott Brazilian flip-flops
Cape Times
|December 24, 2025
PROMINENT figures on Brazil’s right wing are calling for a boycott of Havaianas, the iconic Brazilian flip-flop sandals, over an ad seen as taking sides ahead of next year’s presidential elections.
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In a video posted on the brand’s social media accounts, actress Fer-nanda Torres urges the public “not to start 2026 on the right foot,” but “on both feet”
Torres, a supporter of the Brazilian left, was the lead actress in the Brazilian film “Ainda Estou Aqui” (“I’m Still Here”), which won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film this year.
The advertisement has sparked outrage in conservative circles.
Eduardo Bolsonaro, one of the sons of far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro ~ who is serving a 27-year prison sentence for an attempted coup after losing the last election - took to Instagram at the weekend to register his disgust.
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