All eyes in Brazil on Michelle Bolsonaro as her husband's career implodes
Jun 30, 2023 Updated 4 hrs ago
FILE PHOTO: Michelle Bolsonaro speaks, as she and her husband, Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro attend a Partido Liberal Mulher event at the Legislative Assembly of the state of Sao Paulo, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, May 6, 2023. REUTERS/Carla Carniel/File Photo
By Gabriel Stargardter
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's hopes of reclaiming the presidency in 2026 may be over. But that doesn't mean there won't be a Bolsonaro running in three years' time.
Brazil's federal electoral court (TSE) on Friday froze Bolsonaro's political career, barring the far-right nationalist from public office until 2030 for spreading baseless claims about the country's voting system in last year's election.
The ruling represents a devastating setback for the 68-year-old career politician who was until recently Brazil's most powerful man. But it may not spell the end for the Bolsonaro clan.
Speaking on Thursday shortly after landing in Rio de Janeiro, where he was greeted with shouts of "criminal" and "coup-monger," Bolsonaro backed his wife Michelle for 2026.
"Of course, I would support a Michelle candidacy," he said.
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