US EditionBrazilian Police Say Ex-President Bolsonaro Had Planned to Flee to Argentina Seeking Asylum
- 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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Former Brazilian President Bolsonaro is said to have planned to leave for Argentina and apply for asylum there.
Bolsonaro has 48 hours to explain asylum request to Argentina
Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes on Wednesday gave former President Jair Bolsonaro 48 hours to explain an asylum request to Argentina found in his mobile telephone by the Federal Police (PF).
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, […]
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