Carlos Bolsonaro announces pre-candidacy for the Senate for Santa Catarina in 2025

Appointed as a bet by his father, former president Jair Bolsonaro, "son 02" is 43 years old and announced his pre-candidacy for the Senate in the state in October 2025. At the time, he also announced his resignation from his position in the Rio de Janeiro legislature to run for the seat in the South of the country.

In May this year, the Rio native published a video justifying his pre-candidacy for the Senate for Santa Catarina, saying that he was "reborn" in Santa Catarina, where he was welcomed by supporters.

This year, Carlos Bolsonaro competed for the Senate with Carol de Toni, also from PL. The party's "pure ticket" for the two vacancies appeased the party's internal crisis, in which the name of the former councilor was not unanimous and displeased local leaders.

Carlos has a degree in Aeronautical Sciences from Universidade Estácio de Sá. He began his political career in 2000, when he was elected the youngest councilor in the history of Brazil, at the age of 17.