Jair Bolsonaro

Jair Bolsonaro is a Brazilian politician and former army captain who served as president of Brazil from 2019 to 2022. His presidency was marked by right-wing populism, conflict with environmental and public-health institutions, and deep political polarization.

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva: A Brazilian politician who served as president from 2003 to 2010 and again from 2023. Lula defeated Bolsonaro in the 2022 presidential election and returned to office in 2023.
Amazon rainforest: A vast tropical rainforest and river basin spanning much of northern South America. Deforestation rose during Bolsonaro’s presidency, as his government weakened environmental enforcement and promoted development.
Brazilian military dictatorship: The authoritarian military regime that governed Brazil from 1964 to 1985. Bolsonaro’s praise for the dictatorship and his service in the army shaped his political image.
Brazilian Workers' Party: A Brazilian political party founded in 1980 that has been led by figures including Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro built support by attacking the Workers’ Party and the governments it had led.
Hamilton Mourão: A Brazilian army general and politician who served as vice president from 2019 to 2022. Mourão was Bolsonaro’s vice president, though the two sometimes publicly disagreed.
COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil: The course and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil, including its public-health response and mortality. Bolsonaro’s opposition to restrictions and disputes over vaccines made pandemic policy a defining controversy.
Brazilian Army: The land warfare branch of Brazil’s armed forces. Bolsonaro served as an army captain before entering politics and retained strong ties to military circles.
Social liberalism: A political philosophy combining civil liberties and social equality with a market economy. Bolsonaro’s socially conservative politics sharply diverged from liberal positions on rights and identity.
Sérgio Moro: A Brazilian judge and politician who became nationally prominent through the Car Wash corruption investigation. Moro served as Bolsonaro’s justice minister before resigning in 2020 amid a dispute over police appointments.
January 8 attacks in Brazil: The 2023 storming of Brazil’s Congress, Supreme Court, and presidential palace by supporters of Bolsonaro. The attacks followed Bolsonaro’s election defeat and echoed his unsupported claims about the voting system.

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