Brazil's Supreme Court denied former President Jair Bolsonaro's request to temporarily restore his passport to attend the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. Justice Alexandre de Moraes cited Bolsonaro's lack of an official position representing Brazil and insufficient evidence of an invitation. Bolsonaro, facing multiple investigations, had his passport seized in February 2024. He criticized the court's decision, equating it to legal challenges faced by Trump in the U.S.
SAO PAULO — Brazil’s Supreme Court on Thursday denied a request by former President Jair Bolsonaro to temporarily restore his passport so that he could attend the inauguration in Washington of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump next week.
Bolsonaro responded to the verdict Thursday on X by accusing Brazil’s judicial system of political persecution against him, comparing his situation to legal cases in the U.S. against Trump. He said that Trump “overcame the judicial activism. I too will overcome it.” When de Moraes asked Bolsonaro’s lawyers for evidence of his invitation on Saturday, they forwarded an invitation letter signed by inauguration committee co-chairs Steve Witkoff and Kelly Loeffler.
Brazil’s Supreme Court previously has denied a Bolsonaro request to retrieve his passport, in March 2024, following an invitation from Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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