US EditionBrazilian Police Say Ex-President Bolsonaro Had Planned to Flee to Argentina Seeking Asylum
Bolsonaro, facing a coup trial and house arrest, saved a 33-page asylum request draft to Argentina amid accusations of obstructing justice and political persecution claims.
- Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro drafted a political asylum request from Argentine President Javier Milei on February 10, 2024.
- Bolsonaro's asylum request followed police investigations into his alleged 2022 coup attempt against Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government.
- Authorities searched Bolsonaro's home and office, after which he saved a 33-page letter to Milei citing political persecution and fear for his life.
- Brazil’s federal police accused Bolsonaro and his son Eduardo of obstruction of justice and recommended charges including coercion in the judicial process.
- Bolsonaro awaits a Supreme Court ruling expected next month, with the court describing him as a "proven flight risk" due to his asylum plans.
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While the former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro is accused by the courts of several crimes, including an attempted coup d'état, the federal police revealed on Wednesday 20 August that he had written a letter to ask Argentine President Javier Milei for political asylum. Although it is not yet possible to know whether this letter was sent to his Argentine ally, the authorities have asked for the indictment of the figure of the far right and hi…
The former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro would have taken into account asking for asylum in Argentina to avoid prosecution, reported local press Wednesday, reading a police report, reports Joi Dpa, taken by Agerpres.
Federal Police found in one of the confiscated telephones of the former Head of State a "document of 33 pages" in which he sought political asylum from the Argentine government.
Bolsonaro’s Argentina Asylum Draft Exposes His Fear of Brazil’s Courts
(Opinion) The discovery of a draft asylum request on Jair Bolsonaro’s phone is more than a legal detail. It is a rare glimpse into the mindset of a former president who once led Latin America’s largest democracy and who now faces the possibility of spending the rest of his life in prison. The 33-page draft, […]
The former far-right head of state, accused of attempted coup d'état, reportedly sought political asylum from his Argentine counterpart Javier Milei in February 2024, announced on Wednesday the Brazilian federal police.
Bolsonaro planned to ask for political asylum in Argentina, according to a letter found on his phone addressed to Javier Milei. The plan verified the risk of the ex-President's flight, he argued the Supreme.
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