Deport Bolsonaro
Jair Bolsonaro is currently in Florida after fleeing Brazil to escape justice for his many crimes. There’s no reason to offer him safe haven — the US should kick him out immediately.
The United States is under no legal obligation to shelter former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro. The Biden administration can and should deny him a visa and expel him from the country. (Eva Marie Uzcategui / Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Jair Bolsonaro is in Florida.
Two weeks ago, he was president of Brazil. There were already multiple ongoing criminal investigations into his conduct before he left office, but he flew to the United States just before his successor, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, was inaugurated — and not long before his supporters rioted in a failed coup attempt.
Bolsonaro’s exit to Florida on the final weekend of his presidency certainly looks like an attempt to evade justice in Brazil.
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