LOADING ERROR LOADINGSAO PAULO, Dec 25 (Reuters) - 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. Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, speaks with journalists after leaving the Federal Police headquarters where his father is being held, in Brasilia, on Dec. 9, 2025. Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro leaves DF Star Hospital after undergoing a medical procedure on Sept. 14, 2025, in Brasília, Brazil. AdvertisementThe cancellation of a planned interview on Tuesday, where Jair Bolsonaro was expected to formalize the endorsement, helped the real strengthen nearly 1% against the dollar.
