BOLSONARO DECIDES TO STAY IN US AS BRAZILIAN POLICE LAUNCH OPERATION TO FIND RIOTERS

Fri 20 January 2023:

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has made the decision to remain in the United States at least through the end of February according to Brazilian media.

The Metropoles newspaper reported on Thursday that Bolsonaro, who is currently staying at the Orlando home of well-known Brazilian professional mixed martial artist Jose Aldo, was advised to postpone his return to Brazil due to worries he might be detained as part of the ongoing investigation into the protests organized by his supporters earlier this month.

A week ago, Bolsonaro said that he was going to return to Brazil in January.

Bolsonaro lost the presidential election in Brazil in October and left for the United States on December 30, a day before his term ended, thus avoiding the inauguration of his successor, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Brazilian Police Launch Operation

Meanwhile, Brazilian police launched on Friday a special operation to track down those involved in the January 8 riots in support of former President Jair Bolsonaro after his defeat in the election to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

“The federal police launched the first phase of operation Lesa Patria on Friday morning in order to identify people who participated, financed or supported the events of January 8 in the city of Brasilia,” police said in a statement.

According to the statement, a total of eight arrest warrants and 16 search warrants were issued by the Federal Supreme Court.

The operation will cover the states of Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Goias, Mato Grosso do Sul and the Federal District of Brasilia.

On January 8, Bolsonaro’s supporters stormed the National Congress building as well as Palacio do Planalto, one of the official palaces of the Presidency, and the Supreme Court building in Brasilia, protesting against the 2022 Brazilian presidential election results.

Police managed to regain control of the vandalized buildings by the evening of the same day. Brazil’s federal police said that over 1,840 participants in the anti-government protests had been detained.

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

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