Trump swearing-in event: Brazil's Bolsonaro faces travel ban, sees off wife

PTI |
Jan 18, 2025 10:46 PM IST

Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday denied Bolsonaro's request to temporarily restore his passport so that he could travel to the inauguration



Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro accompanies his wife, Michelle Bolsonaro who will be attending Trump's inauguration(AFP)

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro said Saturday that he is the victim of political persecution as he accompanied his wife to the airport in Brasilia to board a flight to attend US President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration next week.

Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday denied Bolsonaro's request to temporarily restore his passport so that he could travel to the inauguration, determining that Bolsonaro currently holds no position that would allow him to represent Brazil at the event.

Justice Alexandre de Moraes also said in the ruling that the far-right leader did not adequately prove to the court that he had been invited.

Bolsonaro told journalists at the airport that he is “upset” and “still shocked” by the decision.

“Obviously it would have been really good for me to go. President Trump would have really liked it,” Bolsonaro said. “But I am facing enormous political persecution by one person,” he added, referring to de Moraes.

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