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"I think he's an honest man ... This is really a political execution that they're trying to do with Bolsonaro."

"Bolsonaro will not be criminally convicted, but he will be declared ineligible."

"The guilty verdict has already been established and written. Bolsonaro does not stand a chance."

"Bolsonaro will be convicted."

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Senator Flávio Bolsonaro read a handwritten letter from his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, outside a hospital in Brasília on Thursday. The letter confirmed Jair Bolsonaro's endorsement of his eldest son as a pre-candidate for Brazil's 2026 presidential race.

Senator Flávio Bolsonaro read a handwritten letter from his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, outside a hospital in Brasília on Thursday. The letter confirmed Jair Bolsonaro's endorsement of his eldest son as a pre-candidate for Brazil's 2026 presidential race.

In the letter dated December 25, Jair Bolsonaro wrote that he was handing over his own son for the mission of rescuing Brazil and described Flávio as the continuation of the path of prosperity he had begun before becoming president.

In the letter dated December 25, Jair Bolsonaro wrote that he was handing over his own son for the mission of rescuing Brazil and described Flávio as the continuation of the path of prosperity he had begun before becoming president.

Flávio Bolsonaro, a 44-year-old senator, announced his intention to run for president in October 2026 for his father's Liberal Party, seeking to challenge incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is seeking a fourth nonconsecutive term.

Flávio Bolsonaro, a 44-year-old senator, announced his intention to run for president in October 2026 for his father's Liberal Party, seeking to challenge incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is seeking a fourth nonconsecutive term.

Jair Bolsonaro was transferred from federal police headquarters in Brasília to DF Star Hospital on Wednesday for a scheduled double hernia surgery on Thursday. The procedure lasted approximately three to four hours and was completed without complications, according to his wife Michelle.

Jair Bolsonaro was transferred from federal police headquarters in Brasília to DF Star Hospital on Wednesday for a scheduled double hernia surgery on Thursday. The procedure lasted approximately three to four hours and was completed without complications, according to his wife Michelle.

The former president has undergone multiple surgeries since being stabbed in the abdomen during a campaign rally in 2018. Doctors said Bolsonaro was expected to remain hospitalized for five to seven days following Thursday's hernia repair procedure.

The former president has undergone multiple surgeries since being stabbed in the abdomen during a campaign rally in 2018. Doctors said Bolsonaro was expected to remain hospitalized for five to seven days following Thursday's hernia repair procedure.

Jair Bolsonaro began serving a 27-year prison sentence in late November at federal police headquarters after being convicted by the Supreme Court in September for leading a scheme to prevent President Lula from taking office following the 2022 election.

Jair Bolsonaro began serving a 27-year prison sentence in late November at federal police headquarters after being convicted by the Supreme Court in September for leading a scheme to prevent President Lula from taking office following the 2022 election.

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