Jair Bolsonaro 2018 presidential campaign
The 2018 presidential campaign of Jair Bolsonaro was announced on 3 March 2016. Brazilian federal deputy and former military officer Jair Bolsonaro became the official nominee of the Social Liberal Party during their convention on 22 July 2018. The running mate decision came later on 8 August, when General Hamilton Mourão was chosen to compose the ticket with Bolsonaro. By choosing Mourão as running mate Bolsonaro secured a coalition with the Brazilian Labour Renewal Party.
| Campaigned for | 2018 Brazilian general election |
|---|---|
| Candidate | Jair Bolsonaro Federal Deputy from Rio de Janeiro (1991–2018) Hamilton Mourão Brazilian Army member (1969–2018) |
| Affiliation | Social Liberal Party Coalition partner Brazilian Labour Renewal Party |
| Status | Announced: 3 March 2016 Presumptive nominee: 12 March 2018 Official nominee: 22 July 2018 Qualified for run-off: 7 October 2018 Won the election: 28 October 2018 |
| Key people | Paulo Guedes (Economic advisor) Gustavo Bebianno (Legal advisor) |
| Receipts | BRL 4.150.097,17 |
| Slogan | Brasil acima de tudo, Deus acima de todos (Brazil above everything, God above everyone) |
| Website | www |
| ||
|---|---|---|
|
||
Jair Bolsonaro was the first candidate for the presidency that was able to raise over $1 million reais in donations from the public during the 2018 campaign. In the first 59 days, he amassed an average of $17,000 reais per day in donations.
Bolsonaro was stabbed on 6 September while he was campaigning in Juiz de Fora. He recovered, and was the leading candidate in the first round on 7 October, with 46% of the vote. On 28 October, Bolsonaro won the general election with 55.13% of the popular vote.