The three crises that would stop Bolsonaro's re-election 1:35
(CNN Spanish) --
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was made official by the Liberal Party as a candidate for presidential re-election during a national convention in Rio de Janeiro this Sunday, according to CNN Brasil, a CNN affiliate, reported.
The list includes General Walter Braga Netto as a vice-presidential candidate.
Bolsonaro was elected president in 2018 after defeating Fernando Haddad, then the candidate of the Workers' Party, in the second round.
Bolsonaro joins the Liberal Party of Brazil to be able to run in the 2022 elections
According to CNN Brasil, all the presidents who ran for a second term have been re-elected in the country since that instrument was implemented in 1997.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (L) hugs his wife Michelle Bolsonaro during the Liberal Party's national convention, where he was officially nominated for reelection, at the Maracanazinho gym in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 24. 2022. (MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP via Getty Images)
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