Brazil’s jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro used a hospital stay for surgery to formally endorse his son Flavio’s 2026 presidential bid.

Brazil’s jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday formally endorsed his son Flavio’s bid for the 2026 presidential election, announcing his support from a hospital in Brasilia where he underwent hernia surgery.

In office from 2019 to 2022, Bolsonaro is a controversial figure, after pursuing hard‑right populist policies that his opponents claim undermined democratic institutions and targeted marginalized groups. He is currently in jail serving a 27‑year sentence for an attempted coup.

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    Current pollings suggest that if he tries to run for presidency against Lula, he loses in the first turn and by a gigantic margin.

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        The pollings are made by independents, the government doesn’t fund this type of pre-electoral voter’s intention polls, smooth brain.

        And who the hell calls a democratic four year mandate a “regime”?

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          Me, who lives in the hellhole where the regime is in place does. I also know all the story on how the current narco dictator ascended to power. It’s very easy information to find. You should give it a try

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            Não acredito que tem maluco que nem tu no Lemmy. O cara chama o Lula de Narco Ditador kkkkkkkk

            Essa foi longe demais. Daqui a pouco tu vai falar que o Bolsonaro não tem nenhuma ligação com as milícias do Rio de Janeiro, e também não teve nada a ver com os planos do golpe. E o Lula que é o ditador… E não me entenda errado, eu não sou nem maluco de achar que o Lula é de verdade de esquerda, mas não foi no governo dele que morreram 700 mil pessoas de Covid, muitas das quais não precisariam ter morrido.

            Outra: abre o site do FMI e olha a série histórica de gráficos da economia brasileira começando em 1989 até 2025. Números não mentem, o primeiro e segundo mandatos do Lula foram os melhores que o Brasil já teve na nova República.

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              Existe imbecil doutrinado de extrema-direita frequentando o lemmy tbm, isso não deveria ser motivo para tanto alarde… a maioria deles deve estar lambendo as bolas laranjas do Grande Laranjão do Norte la no truthsocial, no entanto

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    LOL! So he wants his son to get in office and basically pardon him. Good luck captain obvious.

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    I see this as an absolute win for people who dislike Bolsonaro and co. As it currently is, he will lose badly against Lula.

    What truly saddens me is that there is no good option with an actual chance at winning. I don’t wanna have to vote for Lula.