jair messias bolsonaro (born march 21, 1955) is a brazilian politician. he is the 38th and current president of brazil since 2019. he was a member of the chamber of deputies from 1991 until he became president in 2019. he was also a member of the social liberal party (psl) until he formed his own party, alliance for brazil, in november 2019. he is known for his far-right and populist political views. he narrowly lost re-election in the 2022 general election winning 49% of the vote.