US EditionBolsonaro endorses son’s presidential election bid
Jair Bolsonaro formally launched Flavio Bolsonaro's 2026 presidential bid to preserve his political legacy and present Flavio as his chosen successor, the letter said.
- On Thursday, Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro endorsed his son Senator Flavio Bolsonaro's 2026 presidential bid from a Brasilia hospital after a scheduled hernia operation.
- Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes authorised Bolsonaro to leave prison for surgery; he has been held at Federal Police headquarters in Brasilia since late November, serving a sentence of more than 27 years.
- Doctors said the operation lasted about three hours and went smoothly, Bolsonaro was awake and expected to stay in hospital for five to seven days, with a police detail outside and device bans.
- The hospital read-out formally launches Flavio Bolsonaro's campaign as the chosen successor, with Flavio saying the letter removes doubts about his father's backing after Bolsonaro's 2019 to 2022 presidency unsettled parts of Brazil's political and financial establishment.
- Flavio Bolsonaro aims to consolidate his father's conservative legacy ahead of October 4, with Jair Bolsonaro's nomination letter stating it's to ensure the popular will is not silenced.
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The information came out after the ex-mandator left surgery. The former president was "successfully operated" this Thursday to correct an inguinal hernia, reported his wife, Michelle Bolsonaro.
Brazil’s jailed ex-leader Bolsonaro endorses son for president
Former Brazilian leader Jair Bolsonaro endorsed his son Flavio in next year’s presidential election, underscoring the family’s hold on the Brazilian right. The family has lost some of its standing recently after the former president was sentenced to 27 years in prison for having masterminded a failed coup. Meanwhile another son, Eduardo, lobbied US officials to impose tariffs on Brazil in response to the verdict, angering many back home. Soon af…
Bolsonaro's Hernia Surgery Went 'Smoothly,' Endorses Son's 2026 Presidential Run
Conservative former President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro's Christmas Day double hernia surgery went "smoothly" and with no complications, his medical team confirmed. The post Bolsonaro’s Hernia Surgery Went ‘Smoothly,’ Endorses Son’s 2026 Presidential Run appeared first on Breitbart.
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