[Brazil] - Succession Showdown: Bolsonaro's Legal Woes Fuel Battle Between Wife, Allies for 2026 Bid

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coup-related charges that could land him in prison.With his political survival at stake, allies vie to become his 2026 proxy-a race
Eduardo, seeking asylum in the U.S., courts international backing from Trump allies while positioning himself as a bridge to hardline
supporters
2022 election, he faces 33 co-defendants-including former ministers and military leaders-and potential 26-year sentences.Succession
(Photo Internet reproduction)Prosecutors cite encrypted messages detailing plans to discredit voting systems, poison Lula, and assassinate
Supreme Court justices
A conviction before 2026 could see Bolsonaro jailed during the campaign, crippling his influence.His strategy pivots on two fronts: electing
40 Senate allies to shield him from impeachment and backing a successor capable of securing a presidential pardon
leniency
Internal fractures deepen
loom, his choice between family legacy and coalition-building will determine whether his movement outlives its founder or fractures into
irrelevance