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Bolsonaro served as Brazil's 38th president from 2019 to January 1, 2023, entrenching himself as a right-wing conservative leader whose tenure was characterized by populist policies and controversial remarks. After losing the 2022 presidential election to left-wing candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known simply as Lula, Bolsonaro's refusal to accept the election results set the stage for unrest.

Following his electoral defeat, Bolsonaro made unsubstantiated claims of widespread voter fraud, ultimately prompting his fervent supporters to take extreme measures. On January 8, 2023, less than a week after leaving office, Bolsonaro's supporters stormed Brazil's capital in an insurrection aimed at reinstating him.