Sven von Storch

Sven von Storch
Personal details
Born (1970-11-23) 23 November 1970 (age 53)
Osorno, Chile
NationalityChilean
German
Political partyAlternative für Deutschland (AfD)
Other political
affiliations		Close to Renovación Nacional (Chile) (2016)[1]
SpouseBeatrix von Storch (m. 2004)
RelativesKlaus von Storch (brother)
OccupationBusinessman
ProfessionBusiness manager

Sven von Storch (born 23 December 1970) is a Chilean-German businessman and digital activist who collaborates with conservatives leaders like Jair Bolsonaro[2] and José Antonio Kast.[3][2][4][5][6] Similarly, he is an admirer of Steve Bannon.[5]

His Chilean older brother Klaus is an aerospace engineer.[7][8]

According to the scholar Alexander Häusler, he and his wife Beatrix are responsible of a network campaign in favour of Alternative für Deutschland (AfD). The positions promoted by these media are conservative and consist of issues such as euroscepticism, anti-globalism, anti-communism, criticism of gender studies and sexual education, opposition to same-sex marriage, opposition to immigration, among others.[9] While not holding an elected office, he is a prominent figure in the party.[10]

  1. ^ "Hermano del primer astronauta chileno es la carta de RN para las municipales de Osorno". Radio Bío-Bío. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Empresário casado com deputada da extrema direita alemã é conexão entre Bolsonaro e Kast". O Globo. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  3. ^ "El empresario chileno detrás de las redes activistas del AfD, el partido de ultraderecha alemán". Interferencia. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Beatrix und Sven von Storch netzwerken mit Bolsonaro". Nachrichtenpool Lateinamerika. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  5. ^ a b González, Alberto (5 October 2021). "Prensa brasileña revela desconocido rol de asesor de Kast cercano a Bolsonaro". Radio Bío-Bío. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Sven von Storch: Asesor de Kast ligado a ultraderecha alemana que se reunió con Bolsonaro". El Desconcierto. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Astronauta chileno pidió paciencia para concretar sueño de llegar al espacio" (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 20 July 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Klaus von Storch, ingeniero aeroespacial: "John Glenn viajó al espacio a los 77 años"" (in Spanish). La Tercera. 10 January 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  9. ^ "Das Meinungs-Imperium der AfD" (in German). Handelsblatt. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  10. ^ Silverstein, Ken (May 30, 2024). "Off Leash: Inside the Secret, Global, Far-Right Group Chat". The New Republic. Retrieved June 10, 2024.