When his supporters stormed Brazil’s Congress and presidential offices on Sunday to protest what they falsely claim was a stolen election, it was believed that Jair Bolsonaro It was thousands of miles away.
Bolsonaro, who faces several investigations during his tenure, flew to Florida at the end of December with the intention of staying there for at least a month.
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Bolsonaro has long questioned the reliability of Brazil’s electoral systems – without evidence – and refused to acknowledge unequivocally when he lost to the president in October. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silvatook office on 1 January.
However, before leaving for Florida in the final days of his presidency, Bolsonaro asked his supporters to do so they will avoid violence and suggested to go ahead.
“We either live in a democracy or we don’t,” he said in a taped statement. “No one wants a relationship.”
On Sunday, the former president did not comment. immediate on the storming of the presidential offices.
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