๐ง๐ท๐ง๐ท๐ฅ โ Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro publicly stated that he might be arrested due to political persecution and did not rule out seeking asylum in an embassy
"We live in a world of arbitrariness. Now I can't go to sleep without worrying that the Federal Police will be at my house early tomorrow. I've already had three search and seizure operations, okay? Absurd ones, absurd ones. I'm at risk, without owing anything, I'm at risk. [The Supreme Court] will act arbitrarily; let's see the consequences," Bolsonaro said in an interview with UOL.
๐ฌ On the other hand, despite acknowledging the risk of imprisonment, Bolsonaro did not rule out taking refuge in an embassy, as other persecuted leaders around the world have done. He considers himself a victim of persecution.
"Embassy, from what I see in world history, is a place where those who feel persecuted can go. If I owed anything, I'd still be in the United States; I wouldn't have returned."
โ๏ธ Sources stated that Bolsonaro's aides have been exploring potential support from the embassies of Argentina, the United States, and Lebanon for possible asylum in the event of an arrest warrant against him. However, Bolsonaro himself rejects the idea of staying in asylum.
โ Other sources further claim that the former president's remarks about embassies could result in a preventive detention order against him.
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