
BRASILIA, July 18 (Reuters) - Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro told Reuters on Friday he is the only person who could beat President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the 2026 presidential election.
In an interview after federal police searched his home and party headquarters, Bolsonaro said he is not thinking of naming a substitute in the race after courts banned him from the ballot, adding that he considers his trial before the Supreme Court an effort to remove him from Brazilian politics.