Jair Bolsonaro 2018 presidential campaign

Jair Bolsonaro 2018 presidential campaign
Campaigned for2018 Brazilian general election
CandidateJair Bolsonaro
Federal Deputy from Rio de Janeiro
(1991–2018)
Hamilton Mourão
Brazilian Army member
(1969–2018)
AffiliationSocial Liberal Party
Coalition partner
Brazilian Labour Renewal Party
StatusAnnounced: 3 March 2016
Presumptive nominee: 12 March 2018
Official nominee: 22 July 2018
Qualified for run-off: 7 October 2018
Won the election: 28 October 2018
Key peoplePaulo Guedes
(Economic advisor)[1]
Gustavo Bebianno
(Legal advisor)[2]
ReceiptsBRL 4.150.097,17 [3]
SloganBrasil acima de tudo, Deus acima de todos
(Brazil above everything, God above everyone)[4][5]
Websitewww.bolsonaro.com.br
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The 2018 presidential campaign of Jair Bolsonaro was announced on 3 March 2016. Brazilian federal deputy and former military officer Jair Bolsonaro became the official nominee of the Social Liberal Party during their convention on 22 July 2018. The running mate decision came later on 8 August, when General Hamilton Mourão was chosen to compose the ticket with Bolsonaro. By choosing Mourão as running mate Bolsonaro secured a coalition with the Brazilian Labour Renewal Party.

Jair Bolsonaro was the first candidate for the presidency that was able to raise over $1 million reais in donations from the public during the 2018 campaign. In the first 59 days, he amassed an average of $17,000 reais per day in donations.[6]

Bolsonaro was stabbed on 6 September while he was campaigning in Juiz de Fora. He recovered, and was the leading candidate in the first round on 7 October, with 46% of the vote. On 28 October, Bolsonaro won the general election with 55.13% of the popular vote.

  1. ^ "Veja os principais nomes da campanha de Jair Bolsonaro - Refugo". Archived from the original on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Saiba quem é Gustavo Bebianno e entenda a crise gerada no governo de Jair Bolsonaro" (in Portuguese). G1. 17 February 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Divulgação de Candidaturas e Contas Eleitorais". divulgacandcontas.tse.jus.br. Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Jair Bolsonaro hopes to be Brazil's Donald Trump". The Economist. 9 November 2017.
  5. ^ Biller, David; Sergio Lima, Mario (22 July 2018). "Brazil's Firebrand Candidate Gets Party Endorsement for Top Job". Bloomberg.
  6. ^ "Bolsonaro é 1º presidenciável a arrecadar mais de R$ 1 milhão em vaquinha". UOL Eleições (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 September 2018.