Jair Messias Bolsonaro (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʒaˈiʁ meˈsi.ɐs bowsoˈnaɾu]; born 21 March 1955) is a Brazilian politician and retired military officer who served as the 38th president of Brazil from 2019 to 2023.

Jan 21, 2025 · A right-wing nationalist, law-and-order advocate, and former army captain who expressed admiration for the military government that ruled Brazil from 1964 to 1985, Bolsonaro came into office on a wave of populist antiestablishment indignation stirred by the massive Petrobras scandal that had tainted much of the country’s political class.

Jun 30, 2023 · Brazil's Supreme Electoral Court has voted 5-2 to bar ex-president Jair Bolsonaro from running for office for eight years. Mr Bolsonaro was found guilty of abusing his power ahead of last...

Jun 30, 2023 · Far-right former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been barred from running for office again until 2030 after a panel of judges concluded that he abused his power and cast unfounded doubts on the country’s electronic voting system.

Nov 21, 2024 · Brazilian authorities have indicted the country’s former president Jair Bolsonaro, alongside 36 other individuals as part of the investigation into an alleged coup plot to keep power following...

Nov 27, 2024 · Brazil’s former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro was fully aware of and actively participated in a coup plot to remain in office after his defeat in the 2022 election, according to a Federal Police report unsealed Tuesday - AP explains.

Nov 22, 2024 · Brazil’s Federal Police have formally accused former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 other people of attempting a coup to keep him in office after his electoral defeat in the 2022 elections.

Jun 30, 2023 · Brazil’s highest electoral court has barred former President Jair Bolsonaro from running for political office until 2030, after finding him guilty of abusing his power and misusing public media...

Jair Bolsonaro, in full Jair Messias Bolsonaro, (born March 21, 1955, Glicério, Brazil), President of Brazil from 2019 to 2023. A right-wing nationalist, law-and-order advocate, and former army captain, Bolsonaro came into office on a wave of populist antiestablishment indignation stirred by the massive Petrobrás scandal that had tainted much ...

President-elect Bolsonaro meets president Michel Temer President-elect Bolsonaro attending the congressional celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Constitution in 2018. Bolsonaro, at the time of his election, was a 27-year member of Congress; his victory has been credited to voter anger at the political class over years of corruption in …