Jair Bolsonaro says he intends to return to Brazil

First modification: 02/12/2023 – 11:45Last modification: 02/12/2023 – 11:46

Bolsonaro, 67, is in the United States after leaving Brasilia on December 30, two days before the inauguration of his successor, the leftist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. “I also want to return to Brazil, I intend to return to Brazil in the coming weeks,” declared the far-right leader

Nine days later, in Brasilia, thousands of Bolsonaro supporters, dissatisfied with his defeat in the October presidential elections, stormed the presidential Planalto Palace, Congress and the Federal Supreme Court.

“We have had a government without corruption. We work with our hearts, honestly. No measure of retaliation or persecution is justified,” said the former president in Florida.

A judge of the Federal Supreme Court determined to include the far-right leader in the investigation that seeks to determine who instigated the invasion of the headquarters of powers.

You can be sure that the majority of the Brazilian people are with us,” Bolsonaro added.

At first Bolsonaro declared in the media that he was going to return to Brazil at the end of January, but later he requested a new visa to be able to stay six more months in the United States.

“There is nothing better than our land,” said the far-right who since his arrival in Florida has been living in a residence owned by former Brazilian martial arts fighter José Aldo.

with AFP