# Jair Bolsonaro 2022 presidential campaign

The Jair Bolsonaro 2022 presidential campaign was officialized on 24 July 2022 in Rio de Janeiro. His running mate is former Minister of Defence Walter Braga Netto. Incumbent president Jair Bolsonaro, elected in 2018 for the first term, is a candidate for re-election for the second term.

## Background

On 26 June 2022, President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) announced in an interview in Jovem Pan News program Programa 4x4 that he would nominate Walter Braga Netto (PL) as his running mate for the 2022 presidential election. On 24 July 2022, the Liberal Party confirmed both Bolsonaro and Braga Netto candidacies. It was held in Maracanãzinho Gymnasium, North Side of Rio de Janeiro.

## Campaign

On 8 August, Bolsonaro was interviewed in Flow Podcast, where he criticized the Supreme Federal Court and Petrobras. The streaming reached a peak of more than 558,000 viewers.

## Endorsements
### Brazilian Politicians

* Reinaldo Azambuja, Governor of Mato Grosso do Sul (second round)
* Flávio Bolsonaro, Senator for Rio de Janeiro & eldest son of Jair Bolsonaro
* Ronaldo Caiado, Governor of Goiás (second round)
* Gladson Cameli, Governor of Acre
* Cláudio Castro, Governor of Rio de Janeiro
* Fernando Collor, 32nd President of Brazil & Senator for Alagoas
* Eduardo Cunha, former President of the Chamber of Deputies (2015-2016)
* Deltan Dallagnol, Federal Deputy-elect from Paraná and former lead prosecutor of Operation Car Wash
* Antonio Denarium, Governor of Roraima
* Wellington Fagundes, Senator for Mato Grosso
* Mário Frias, Federal Deputy from São Paulo (assumes in 2023) and actor
* Rodrigo Garcia, Governor of São Paulo (second round)
* Eduardo Girão, Senator for Ceará
* Marcel van Hattem, Federal Deputy from Rio Grande do Sul
* Fernando Holiday, City Counselor of São Paulo (second round)
* Ratinho Júnior, Governor of Paraná
* Wilson Lima, Governor of Amazonas (second round)
* Zequinha Marinho, Senator for Pará
* Mauro Mendes, Governor of Mato Grosso
* Sergio Moro, Former Federal Judge and Senator-elect for Paraná
* Luiz Philippe of Orléans-Braganza, politician and former ruling House of Orléans-Braganza (second round)
* Carlos Portinho, Senator for Rio de Janeiro
* Ibaneis Rocha, Governor of the Federal District (second round)
* Marcos Rogério, Senator for Rondônia
* Romário, Senator for Rio de Janeiro and former professional footballer
* Carlos Viana, Senator for Minas Gerais
* Romeu Zema, Governor of Minas Gerais

### International Politicians and activists

* Santiago Abascal, Spanish politician
* María Fernanda Cabal, Colombian Senator
* Juan Guaidó, Venezuelan politician
* José Antonio Kast, Chilean politician
* Javier Milei, Argentine economist and politician
* Benjamin Netanyahu, Former Israeli Prime Minister
* Malik Obama, Kenyan-American businessman, politician, and older half-brother of Barack Obama (second round)
* Viktor Orban, Hungarian Prime Minister
* Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States
* Donald Trump Jr., political activist and son of Donald Trump
* André Ventura, Portuguese politician

### Athletes

* José Aldo, professional MMA fighter
* Dani Alves, professional footballer
* Rafael dos Anjos, professional mixed martial artist
* Vitor Belfort, professional mixed martial artist
* Bruno, professional footballer
* Romero Cavalcanti, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu master and the founder of Alliance Jiu Jitsu (second round)
* Júlio César, professional footballer
* Ana Paula Connelly, professional volleyball player
* Paulo Costa, professional mixed martial artist
* Cris Cyborg, professional mixed martial artist
* Dagoberto, professional footballer
* Lucas di Grassi, racing driver
* Ederson, professional footballer
* Falcão, professional futsal player
* Acelino Freitas, former professional boxer
* Emerson Fittipaldi, former Formula One and Indianapolis 500 champion
* Renato Gaucho, professional football coach
* Royce Gracie, retired professional mixed martial artist
* Fábio Gurgel, 4x World Jiu-Jitsu Champion
* Marcos, professional footballer
* Felipe Melo, professional footballer
* Lucas Moura, professional footballer
* Nenê, professional basketballer
* Neymar, professional footballer
* Natália Pereira, professional volleyball player
* Nelson Piquet, former racecar driver
* Rafael, professional footballer
* Rivaldo, professional footballer
* Robinho, professional footballer
* Ronaldinho, professional footballer
* Maurício Rua, professional mixed martial artist
* Thiago Santos, professional mixed martial artist
* Thiago Silva, professional footballer
* Wanderlei Silva, professional mixed martial artist
* Wallace de Souza, professional volleyball player
* Maurício Souza, professional volleyball player
* João Victor, professional footballer
* Fabrício Werdum, professional mixed martial artist

### Celebrities

* Patricia Abravanel, television presenter
* Amado Batista, singer
* Zezé Di Camargo, singer
* Nana Caymmi, singer
* Regina Duarte, actress
* Chitãozinho, singer
* Leonardo, singer
* Bruno, singer
* Fernando & Sorocaba, Sertanejo duo
* Felipe Folgosi, actor
* Latino, singer
* Gusttavo Lima, singer
* Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian novelist
* Silas Malafaia, televangelist
* Humberto Martins, actor
* Marrone, singer
* Sula Miranda, singer
* Netinho, singer
* Ratinho, television presenter
* Sérgio Reis, singer
* Malvino Salvador, actor
* Andressa Urach, model
* Ana Paula Valadão, gospel singer (second round)

### Business

* Luciano Hang, entrepreneur, co-founder of the Havan department store chain
* Roberto Justus, investor & businessman (second round)
* Flávio Rocha, CEO and Chairman of Lojas Riachuelo
* Silvio Santos, media tycoon, founder of SBT & TV presenter

### Journalism

* Rodrigo Constantino, political commentator
* Tiago Leifert, journalist and television presenter
* Leda Nagle, journalist and television presenter

## Candidates

The following politicians announced their candidacy. The political parties had up to 15 August 2022 to formally register their candidates.
Liberal Party ticket :
| Jair Bolsonaro | Walter Braga Netto |
| for President | for Vice President |
| President of Brazil (2019–2023) | Minister of Defence (2021–2022) |

## Election result

| Election year | Candidate | Running mate | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Election year | Candidate | Running mate | # of overall votes | % of overall vote | # of overall votes | % of overall vote |
| 2022 | Jair Bolsonaro | Braga Netto | 51,071,277 | 43.20 #2 | 58,206,354 | 49.10% #2 |