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Jail for Bolsonaro by no means signals the end of his political movement

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Jail for Bolsonaro by no means signals the end of his political movement

With widespread support at home and from Trump, his heir will take the fight to Lula in the 2026 presidential election

Four years have passed since Jair Bolsonaro laid out three possible denouements for his extraordinary political career, during which the oft-ridiculed fringe politician rose to become one of leading lights of the global populist right alongside Viktor Orbán and Donald Trump.

“Going to jail, being killed or victory,” predicted Brazil’s then president as he grappled with a deluge of political crises in August 2021.

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BrazilJair BolsonaroLuiz Inácio Lula da SilvaAmericasWorld newsThe far right

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