Jair Bolsonaro

38th President of the Federative Republic of Brazil (2019–2023)

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  • Fame83.3
  • Momentum0.0
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Born 1955 · age 71Brazil

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  • Rank in Brazil
    #6
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  • Age
    71
    Born 1955
  • Known for
    The Edge of Democracy
    2019
Summary
Updated 2026-08-31

Brazil's 38th president, barred from office until 2030 after attempting to overturn his 2022 election loss. Now serving a 27-year prison sentence for planning a coup to keep himself in power.

Biography

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Bolsonaro left the Brazilian Army in 1988 after detention for criticizing military pay in print, then spent 27 years in the Chamber of Deputies building a reputation for national conservatism. He survived a stabbing during the 2018 presidential campaign and won the runoff that October. His presidency saw falling crime rates but also the rollback of Indigenous protections and widespread criticism for downplaying COVID-19 while the death toll climbed. After losing to Lula in 2022, his supporters stormed government buildings on 8 January 2023. Military testimony revealed he had planned a self-cou…

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Sourced, dated quotes from Jair Bolsonaro

Jair Bolsonaro
said
He's a hope to Latin America and I would like if that philosophy came to Brazil. I think he's unique. I intend to go to Venezuela and to try to meet him.
About Hugo Chávez. "É uma esperança para a AL". O Estado de S. Paulo (4 September 1999).
Jair Bolsonaro
said
I'm in favor of torture. You know that. And the people are too.
At the program Câmera Aberta at Band on 23 May 1999. O dia que Bolsonaro quis matar FHC, sonegar impostos e declarar guerra civil. Gazeta
Jair Bolsonaro
said
Through the vote, you'll change nothing in this country. Nothing, absolutely nothing.
Referring to the then-president Fernando Henrique Cardoso (FHC) at the program Câmera Aberta at Band on 23 May 1999. O dia que Bolsonaro
Jair Bolsonaro
said
There is no doubt. I would launch a coup on the same day. [Congress] doesn't work and I'm sure that at least 90% of the population would applaud.
At the program Câmera Aberta at Band on 23 May 1999 about what he would do on the first day as president of Brazil. O dia que Bolsonaro
Jair Bolsonaro
said
It's my advice and I do it: I evade all the taxes I can.
At the program Câmera Aberta at Band on 23 May 1999. O dia que Bolsonaro quis matar FHC, sonegar impostos e declarar guerra civil. Gazeta
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83.3
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Historical28.9
Source confidence95.0
Completeness90.0
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