During the 2022 Brazilian general election, Vargas Llosa expressed his endorsement for conservative leader Jair Bolsonaro, a supporter of Brazilian military dictatorship. "The case of Bolsonaro it's a hard question. His jokes are very hard to endorse, for a liberal [...] Now, between Bolsonaro and Lula, i prefer Bolsonaro. Even with jokes from Bolsonaro, Lula no." said Llosa at a conference.
