Brazil Former President Jair Bolsonaro Released From Florida Hospital, Plans to Return to His Country

By BERT HOOVER First Posted: Jan 10, 2023 09:48 PM EST

Former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro has been discharged from the hospital where he had been taken on Monday, a source close to the Bolsonaro family confirmed.

Bolsonaro left for Florida two days before his term ended, Reuters noted.

The former president was brought to a hospital in Florida the day after hundreds of his supporters stormed key government facilities in the capital Brasilia. He suffered from intestinal pains related to the stabbing incident during his 2018 election campaign.

After the weekend's brazen attack on Brazil's capital by Jair Bolsonaro's supporters, the Biden administration is under increasing pressure from leftists in Latin America and U.S. politicians to exclude Bolsonaro from a post-presidential retreat in Florida. However, the far-right ex-president might derail plans for such a scathing reprimand.

On Tuesday, Bolsonaro told a Brazilian news outlet that he would leave the country sooner than expected and travel home to Brazil.

Brazil Former President Jair Bolsonaro's Presence in the U.S. Pressures President Joe Biden

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was the first elected Brazilian president since democracy was restored in the 1980s not to receive the presidential sash from his predecessor when Bolsonaro skipped the ceremony on January 1, leaving Brazil for Florida.

According to reports, Bolsonaro is staying at a house near Orlando owned by an ardent admirer and mixed martial artist Jose Aldo from Brazil.

According to A.P., his trip to Florida went virtually unreported in the United States until the attack by thousands of Bolsonaro supporters on a military post in Brasilia on Sunday.

These individuals had been camped out for weeks outside the base, refusing to accept Bolsonaro's narrow defeat in an October vote.

Glass, computers, and artwork were among the many things they destroyed during their invasion of Brazil's congress and the presidential palace.

Democrats have expressed alarm over Bolsonaro's continued presence in the United States since the moment images of the destruction were shown worldwide on television.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was one of those who urged President Joe Biden to boot Bolsonaro.

"Nearly two years to the day the U.S. Capitol was attacked by fascists, we see fascist movements abroad attempt to do the same in Brazil," the New York City lawmaker said. "The U.S. must cease granting refuge to Bolsonaro in Florida."

Experts say the decision should be easy for the White House to make.

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Prosecutors in Brazil seek to freeze the former president's assets after rioting in the capital by his extremist fans.

Jair Bolsonaro has announced he plans to leave the United States and return home within the next two weeks, Financial Times reported.

In response to Sunday's attack on the government district in Brasilia by thousands of radicals demanding the ouster of the new government led by veteran leftwinger Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the far-right populist has come under pressure.

On Tuesday, prosecutors in Bolsonaro's Latin American country asked the federal audit court to take his wealth.

Officials have stated that the funds should be used to rebuild the public infrastructure harmed during the unrest.

The investigation into the events' planners and backers in Brazil's capital has also been expanded.

The minister of justice has stated that members of the influential agriculture sector of the country's economy are being investigated.

The attacks, which Bolsonaro called "crossing the line," have caused him to distance himself from them as he faces various legal probes in his home nation.

Jair Bolsonaro has taken precautions to avoid being removed from his overseas trip and will return home of his own will.

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Written by: Bert Hoover

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