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Senator Bolsonaro Reconsiders Presidential Run Amid Controversy

12/7/2025

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Senator Flavio Bolsonaro may not run for president, reversing his pledge to be the Liberal Party's candidate.
He said withdrawing would come "at a price," but did not clarify whether that price involved Congress voting on a pardon bill for vandalism in January 2023 protests.
Jair Bolsonaro is serving a 27-year sentence for plotting a coup after losing to leftist Luis Inacio Lula da Silva in 2022.

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Senator Flavio Bolsonaro may not run for president, reversing his pledge to be the Liberal Party's candidate.
He said withdrawing would come "at a price," but did not clarify whether that price involved Congress voting on a pardon bill for vandalism in January 2023 protests.
Jair Bolsonaro is serving a 27-year sentence for plotting a coup after losing to leftist Luis Inacio Lula da Silva in 2022.