In the United States, former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL) did not respond whether he intends to ask for Italian citizenship, but said there is “very little bureaucracy” to the newspaper Corriere della Sera.
“I have a grandmother born in Italy and your legislation says that I am Italian. Very little bureaucracy and I would have full citizenship,” said the former Brazilian president.
And he's right. To request your Italian citizenship he only needs to prove his Italian ancestry. According to Law No. 91 of February 5, 1992, which came into force on August 16, 1992, the child of parents (father or mother) who are Italian citizens is an Italian citizen.
Flávio and Eduardo, two of his sons, filed a request in 2019. As they are descendants of Italians, like their father, they seek recognition of citizenship by blood right.
Bolsonaro's paternal great-grandfather was from Venetian Anguillara, a municipality in northern Italy that granted honorary citizenship to the former president in 2021. His maternal grandparents were from Lucca, Tuscany.
Recently, Italy's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, said that Bolsonaro did not apply for citizenship in the country.
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