Jair Bolsonaro requested a six-month visa to continue in the US

Jair Bolsonaro requested a six-month visa to continue in the US

Bolsonaro, who flew to Florida in late December shortly before the end of his term, has made that request as the visa with which he entered the United States is about to expire, said the lawyer from the AG Immigration law firm, which manages the former president’s request.

“I think Florida will be his temporary home away from home,” Alexandre told the British newspaper Financial Times, according to the Brazilian newspaper O Globo.

“Now, with this situation, I think (Bolsonaro) needs some stability,” added the lawyer, referring to the attack carried out by supporters of the former president at the headquarters of public powers in Brasilia on the 8th of this month.

The former president of Brazil weighs a request for extradition presented by the Brazilian representative of the Workers’ Party (PT), Erika Hilton. The request is in the hands of Lula’s foreign minister, Mauro Vieira.

It should be remembered that the former president was targeted by the local Justice for the attempted coup carried out on January 8 in Brasilia by protesters who vindicate his government.

However, Bolsonaro tried to detach himself from the events once they had occurred. “Peaceful demonstrations, within the law, are part of democracy. However, the depredations and invasions of public buildings such as those that occurred today, as well as those practiced by the left in 2013 and 2017, are beyond the rule“He said through his Twitter account, more than six hours after the events.

The former president is in Orlando, United Statesstaying in a house since December 30, two days before the inauguration of the new president Lula Da Silva.

During the investigation into the events that occurred in Brasilia, Justice arrested the former Minister of Justice of Bolsonaro, Anderson Torres, who He even served as secretary of Federal District Government Security and that’s why he maximum responsible to guarantee the integrity of the public buildings that were invaded by the followers of the former president of extreme right.

In this context, the Federal Police raided the house of towers and found the draft of a decree for the former head of state to intervene in the Superior Electoral Tribunalin charge of controlling the elections won by Lula da Silva.

Also, on the weekend Federal Police (PF) of Brazil launched this Friday new stage of Operation Damage to the Homelandwhat are you looking for identify and detain participants and financiers of the attacks on the headquarters of the three powers of January 8. The new actions include 11 orders of captureamong which is Leo Indio, Jair Bolsonaro’s nephewY 27 search warrants in 5 states.

The orders were issued by the Federal Supreme Court (STF) in response to the actions of the coup plotters who “promoted violence and widespread damage to property, furniture, and objects” in it Planalto Palacethe National Congress and the STFreported the state Agencia Brasil.

Source: Ambito

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