Bolsonaro hid in the Hungarian Embassy in Brasília in February after handing over his passport, according to the NYT

The former president of Brazil, JairBolsonarotook refuge between February 12 and 14 at the Hungarian Embassy in Brasília, after having to hand over his passport to the Brazilian Federal Police, The New York Times reported exclusively.

Bolsonaro He appeared at the diplomatic legation four days after seeing his passport confiscated and two of his closest advisors arrested in the investigation into the attempted subversion of the election of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 2022, according to a video published by the North American newspaper.

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The images show that the former president He was at the embassy for two days with two members of his security detail and was handled by diplomatic staff and the European country’s own ambassador.

Bolsonaro spent 2 days at the Hungarian Embassy in Brazil after the Federal Police withheld his passport in the context of the attempted coup d’état.

Videos from the embassy’s security cameras recorded during the carnival period… pic.twitter.com/ZlOsepYsUF

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Bolsonaro has a good relationship with Hungary’s prime minister, the ultraconservative Víktor Orban.

The New York Times reviewed three days of footage and compared it to satellite images, determining that The former president was confined under diplomatic protection until the afternoon of February 14.

Embassy officials confirmed to the newspaper, on condition of anonymity, that the former prime minister, who faces accusations of embezzlement, falsification of Covid-19 vaccination certificates and attempted coup in 2022, that Bolsonaro He was at the embassy for two days.

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