Bolsonaro Family Pool Hits Quadra in Mega da Virada as Ex-President Returns to Federal Custody

Overview

• Renato Bolsonaro said a family lottery pool that included Jair Bolsonaro and former aide Mozart Aragão matched four numbers in the special New Year draw.
• They hit 13, 21, 32 and 59, a result that qualifies the ticket for the quadra payout set at R$216.76 per winning bet, according to Caixa.
• Caixa reported a record R$1.09 billion prize pool for the Mega da Virada, with six jackpot winners receiving R$181,892,881.09 each; the drawn numbers were 09, 13, 21, 32, 33 and 59.
• Jair Bolsonaro was discharged after an eight-day stay at Hospital DF Star for bilateral inguinal hernia surgery and procedures to address persistent hiccups, then returned to the Federal Police superintendence in Brasília.
• Supreme Court minister Alexandre de Moraes denied a request for humanitarian house arrest, citing clinical improvement and the ability to provide care in custody, a decision criticized by Carlos Bolsonaro and PL leader Sóstenes Cavalcante.