Michelle Bolsonaro tamps down talk of 2026 Brazil run as husband awaits prison

Michelle Bolsonaro, wife of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro gestures, as supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro attend a demonstration on the Brazilian Independence Day, amid the final phase of Bolsonaro's trial, in which he is accused of plotting a coup after his electoral defeat, at Paulista Avenue in Sao Paulo, Brazil September 7, 2025. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Michelle Bolsonaro is waving off speculation that she is ready to run for office in place of her husband, former right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro, after he was sentenced to 27 years in prison over a failed plot to overturn the 2022 election.

"I may run for something or I may run for nothing. Right now, I have no plans of running, despite what some people are saying," she told Reuters in a rare written interview.