Former First Lady Michelle Bolsonaro issued a statement on PL Mulher networks just as President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva broadcast his Christmas message on radio and television. Without mentioning the PT member, she used old footage of former President Jair Bolsonaro in the hospital and also said Brazil was facing “dark times.” In declaring her votes for 2026, Bolsonaro’s wife also spoke of perseverance despite the betrayals of those close to her. Last month, Michelle publicly argued with the former president’s children after the PL negotiated an alliance with Ciro Gomes (PSDB) in the Ceará elections.
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— The year that will soon begin is very important for our country and especially for the future of our families. Do not let yourself be discouraged by evil, persevere despite betrayals, even if they come from those close to you. Move forward leaving disappointments aside – he said.
Michelle also asked for prayers for Bolsonaro, whom she called “my Galician,” and for the aggrieved families, without mentioning any supporters of the former president by name. She also did not talk about her husband’s children or comment on her stepson Flávio Bolsonaro’s pre-candidacy for president.
The former first lady also did not comment on the conviction and imprisonment of her husband for participation in the putsch plot, nor the hospitalization of the ex-president this Wednesday to undergo stomach surgery. She also used images of pro-Bolsonaro protesters in her video.
— Two thousand and twenty-five years was a very difficult year for all of us, but we must believe that all the difficulties we have encountered and will face make us stronger every day. Our light will also shine and hope will fill our homes. That cold night in Bethlehem was illuminated and warmed by the birth of Jesus and it is this same Jesus who continues before us today, illuminating our paths and widening the paths so that we can pass unscathed through the dark valley that has settled in our country – he said.
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