Jair Bolsonaro Backs Sons Brazil Presidential Bid, Undergoes Hernia Surgery

Former President Jair Bolsonaro leaves DF Star Hospital after undergoing minor surgery to remove skin spots, in Brasília, Brazil, on Sept. 14, 2025. Ton Molina/Getty ImagesSAO PAULO—Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro endorsed his son Flavio’s 2026 presidential bid on Thursday in a statement from a hospital where he underwent a scheduled hernia operation that doctors said went smoothly.Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes authorized Bolsonaro to leave prison, where he is serving a 27-year sentence for plotting a coup, for the surgery. Police were ordered to stay outside his room where computers and mobile phones were prohibited.