The President of the Republic Jair Bolsonaro landed at Congonhas Airport, in São Paulo, early this afternoon (21) and boarded a helicopter to the city of Eldorado, in the interior of the state of São Paulo, where he will accompany the wake and burial of his mother. , Olinda Bonturi Bolsonaro, who passed away this morning.
The helicopter landed in Eldorado around 3:20 pm. Upon disembarking, the president followed by car to the place of the wake, accompanied by his wife, Michelle Bolsonaro, and son Flávio Bolsonaro. Burial is scheduled for 5 pm today at the local cemetery.
Bolsonaro was on official engagement in Suriname, from where he would leave for Guyana. Upon learning of his mother’s death, he canceled his commitments and returned to Brazil.
On social media, the president posted a video of his last meeting with his mother, in which he held her hands and she laughed. Flávio Bolsonaro also posted a video with photos of his grandmother and thanked him. “Grandma, look after us there with God. Thank you so much for everything,” he wrote.
The mother of President Jair Bolsonaro, Olinda Bonturi Bolsonaro, died this morning. She was 94 years old and lived in Eldorado, in the interior of São Paulo. The cause of death was not reported.
The mayor of the tourist resort of Eldorado, Dinoel Pedroso Rocha, declared official mourning and mourned the death of the president’s mother. “At this moment, we join all friends and family, expressing our solidarity. We pray to God, that in his infinite goodness and mercy, comfort everyone in this moment of pain and longing”, he wrote.
Eldorado City Council also expressed solidarity with the Bolsonaro family. “Our sympathy and condolences to all the family and friends. May God receive her with open arms in his infinite mercy and kindness, comforting everyone in this moment of farewell.