Jair Bolsonaro
A former army captain who governed from the far right and loosened environmental protections in the Amazon. Brazil's Supreme Court later convicted him of plotting to stay in power after losing the 2022 election.
Jair Bolsonaro sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: strongly free market and strongly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly traditional on culture, strongly growth-first on environment and strongly anti-establishment on institutions.
Where Jair Bolsonaro sits on eight dimensions
Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this leader's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.
Leaders most like Jair Bolsonaro
Donald Trump US President, 2017 to 2021 and 2025 to present89%
Abelardo de la Espriella President of Colombia, 2026 to present88%
José Antonio Kast President of Chile, 2026 to present80%
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan President of Turkey, 2014 to present (Prime Minister 2003 to 2014)74%
Giorgia Meloni Prime Minister of Italy, 2022 to present73%
Viktor Orbán Prime Minister of Hungary, 1998 to 2002 and 2010 to 202673%Leaders furthest from Jair Bolsonaro
Political views closest to Jair Bolsonaro
Percentages show how close two profiles are across all eight dimensions. Including a person here is for historical study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Isac Nóbrega/PR, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.