Jair Bolsonaro

About

Politician and former military officer who began serving as the President of Brazil on January 1, 2019. He is best known for his far-right and populist political agenda which has been compared to that of Donald Trump. He became the first President of Brazel to lose his re-election, which caused his supporters to call for a coup d'etat. 

Before Fame

He served as an army parachutist and was elected as city councilor of Rio de Janeiro in 1988. 

Trivia

In 2017, he was interviewed by the investigative journalistic website O Antagonista. His political fame has resulted in gaining over 25 million followers on his Instagram page. 

Family Life

He married his wife Michelle in 2013. 

Associated With

American journalist Glenn Greenwald wrote a scathing article about him.