Jair Bolsonaro

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Ex-President Jair Bolsonaro

In office
1 January 2019 – 31 December 2022
Preceded by Michel Temer
Succeeded by Lula

Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
1 February 1991 – 31 December 2018

Councillor of Rio de Janeiro
In office
1 January 1989 – 31 January 1991

Additional positions

Born 3 September 1955(1955-09-03)
Glicério, São Paulo, Brazil
Political party PL (since 2021)
Spouse(s) Rogéria Nantes Braga (m. 1978; div. 1997)
​Ana Cristina Valle (m. 1997; div. 2007)​
Michelle de Paula (m. 2007)​
Children 5
Military service
Allegiance  Brazil
Service/branch Coat of arms of the Brazilian Army.png Brazilian Army
Years of service 1973–1988
Rank Captain of the Brazilian Army
Unit 21st Field Artillery Group
9th Field Artillery Group
8th Parachutist Field Artillery Group

Jair Messias Bolsonaro (born 21 March 1955) is a Brazilian retired military officer, a former congressman with a 27-year tenure, and the president of Brazil since 1 January 2019.

He has various less politically correct and otherwise controversial views, such as regarding homosexuality, gun control, and affirmative action. Less politically correct aspects of his election included race-related aspects and electoral support due to increasing crime in Brazil. See the "External links" section.

In foreign policy, he has advocated closer relations to the United States and Israel, possibly related to Christian Zionism.

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