| Carlos Bolsonaro | |
| Office: | Councillor of Rio de Janeiro |
| Term Start: | 1 January 2001 |
| Constituency: | At-large |
| Party: | PL (2024-present) |
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| Birth Date: | 7 December 1982 |
| Birth Place: | Resende, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| Occupation: | Politician |
| Alma Mater: | Universidade Estácio de Sá |
| Children: | 1 |
Carlos Nantes Bolsonaro (born 7 December 1982),[1] is a Brazilian politician, the second son of the 38th President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro.
He graduated in Aeronautical Science from Estácio de Sá University[2] and has been a member of the Municipal Chamber of Rio de Janeiro since 2001, being affiliated to the Republicans.
His brothers are Flávio Bolsonaro, a member of the Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro from 2003 until 2019[3] and currently member of the Federal Senate of Brazil, and Eduardo Bolsonaro, a member of the Chamber of Deputies since 2015.[4]
In 2000, Carlos Bolsonaro was the youngest councillor elected in Brazil's history,[5] having received 16,053 votes. In 2016, he was re-elected to a fifth term, being the most voted councillor of Rio de Janeiro with 106,657 votes.[6]
Carlos is credited with having created and coordinated hate cabinet, a virtual militia designed to create and spread through social media malicious content in support of his father.[7]
In 2023, it was reported that Carlos is in a relationship with the economist and representative of Brazil at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Martha Seillier. Their first daughter, named Júlia, was born on 13 February 2023. She is the fourth granddaughter of the former President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro.[8] [9]
| Election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Position in Rio de Janeiro Municipality | Result | ||
| 2020 | Republicans | 71,000 | 2.69 | No. 2 | Elected[10] | |
| 2016 | PSC | 106,657 | 3.65 | No. 1 | Elected[11] | |
| 2012 | PSC | 23,679 | 0.76 | No. 20 | Elected[12] | |
| 2008 | PP | 28,209 | 0.71 | No. 12 | Elected[13] | |
| 2004 | PTB | 22,355 | 0.66 | No. 29 | Elected[14] | |
| 2000 | PPB | 16,053 | 0.50 | No. 29 | Elected[15] |