Politics · Brazil · 5 hrs ago
Soraya Thronicke says Bolsonaro threatened to expose her son's transition
Senator Soraya Thronicke says Jair Bolsonaro threatened to expose her son’s gender transition during Brazil’s 2022 presidential campaign.
Thronicke, who was then running for president, said she heard about the alleged threat through other people at a meeting involving journalists connected to the campaigns.
She said Bolsonaro’s team planned to release images of her son from before and after his transition.
She moved her son to the countryside for 45 days because she feared the exposure and said she panicked.
Her son encouraged her to continue her campaign, and Thronicke said she challenged Bolsonaro’s team to carry out the threat.
The images were never released, according to Thronicke.
She had been elected to the Senate in 2018 with Bolsonaro’s support but later broke with him and faced off against him in campaign debates.
Her account brings a private threat into public view, but the sources report no further action over the allegation.
Senator Soraya Thronicke said former president Jair Bolsonaro threatened during the 2022 presidential campaign to reveal information about her son’s gender transition.
She said the warning came through other people, who told her Bolsonaro’s campaign intended to release images of her son before and after his transition.
Thronicke said she moved her son to the interior during the 45-day campaign period because she feared the exposure.
She said her son encouraged her to continue her campaign and that the alleged threat was never carried out.
She made the account during a live podcast appearance on October 18, 2026, and said it was the first time she had told the story publicly.
- Who
- Soraya Thronicke, a senator, said Jair Bolsonaro threatened to expose information about her son.
- What
- She said Bolsonaro threatened to disclose information about her son’s gender transition.
- When
- During the 2022 presidential campaign; Thronicke recounted it on October 18, 2026.
- Where
- The account was made during a live appearance on the 3 Irmãos podcast. The alleged warning was relayed during a meeting with journalists linked to presidential campaigns.
- Why
- Thronicke said she feared her son would be exposed and moved him to the interior. The sources do not state Bolsonaro’s reason.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Thronicke was elected senator with Bolsonaro’s support.
Thronicke said Bolsonaro threatened to reveal information about her son’s gender transition.
Thronicke said she moved her son to the interior for the 45-day campaign period.
Thronicke recounted the alleged threat during a live appearance on the 3 Irmãos podcast.
- Senator
- Soraya Thronicke, União Brasil-MS
- Alleged threat
- Disclosure of information about her son’s gender transition
- Campaign year
- 2022
- Podcast account
- 3 Irmãos, October 18, 2026
- Relocation
- Thronicke said she moved her son to the interior during the 45-day campaign period
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What people are saying
I, within the 45 days of the campaign, took my son from here, moved him to the interior, Abin was enough, and I panicked
I want him to speak now. I want him to speak, to carry out the threat. If he doesn't want to see me explode, not only in Brazil, but in the world, he shouldn't do it. But if he does, he will regret it for the rest of his life
And I am saying this for the first time. The first time I am telling this story. Because my son is LGBTQIA+. Everyone already knows. But this is Bolsonaro's threat to me. Bolsonaro threatened me with my son