Bolsonaro disappointed: court prohibits participation in Trump's inauguration

Bolsonaro disappointed: court prohibits participation in Trump's inauguration

The former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro accused the country's highest court on Saturday to pursue him after his application for the cancellation of a travel ban was rejected.

allegation of political persecution

At the airport in Brasília, Bolsonaro, who asked the Supreme Court, expressed an earlier decision to rethink the trip to the United States for Inauguration of the designated President Donald Trump had denied that he was faced with "great political persecution by an individual".

Legal dispute and reactions

Bolsonaro's lawyers had submitted an appeal application on Thursday evening and claimed that the right -wing politician had completely complied with and respected the measures imposed by the Supreme Court. They also rejected any possibility of a possible attempt to escape.

But the judge Alexandre de Moraes confirmed the earlier decision on the same day and rejected Bolsonaros' application to reimbursement of his passport, as can be seen from a document viewed by Reuters.

Farewell to the airport

Bolsonaro was at the airport to tell his wife Michelle Lebewündwohl, who will take part in Trump's inauguration.

Legal difficulties and political future

The former president, who ruled Brazil from 2019 to 2022 and is called "Trump of the Tropics", is faced with a ban to run for a public office by 2030. In addition, he can expect criminal persecution for State pranks to plan after his defeat in the election 2022. In February 2024, the passport was withdrawn at the order of the highest court of Brazil.

invitation to inauguration

Bolsonaro said on Saturday that he was invited to the Inauguration of Trump on January 20th.