"Bolsonaro's Embassy Hideout: Brazil Launches Investigation"
TL;DR
Security-camera footage obtained by The New York Times shows that Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, spent two nights at the Hungarian Embassy in an apparent bid for asylum, following the confiscation of his passport and the arrest of his former aides on accusations of plotting a coup. The footage suggests that Bolsonaro, facing criminal investigations at home, sought to leverage his friendship with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to evade the Brazilian justice system.
Topics:worldamericas#americas#asylum#brazilian-politics#criminal-investigations#hungary#jair-bolsonaro
- Video: Bolsonaro, Facing Investigations, Hid at Hungarian Embassy The New York Times
- Brazil summons Hungarian envoy to explain why Bolsonaro hid in embassy The Guardian
- Brazil's Bolsonaro stayed two days in Hungarian embassy after passport seized Reuters Canada
- Bolsonaro Hid at Hungary Embassy After Passport Seized, NYT Says Bloomberg
- Brazilian police launch investigation into Bolsonaro’s 2-night sleepover at Hungarian embassy WTOP
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