Analysis-A Bolsonaro on the ballot not enough to unite Brazil's right in 2026


Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro gives a press statement at the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia, Brazil November 1, 2022. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

BRASILIA, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Brazil has waited for years to see ‌who would get the backing of former President Jair Bolsonaro in the 2026 presidential race.

But his endorsement of his eldest son this month raised ‌doubts if the ex-president still has the heft to hold his right-wing coalition together.

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