Bolsonaro Plans To Return To Brazil From US By End Of January - Reports

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 11th January, 2023) Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro plans to return to his homeland from the United States by the end of January, CNN Brasil reported on Wednesday.

Bolsonaro, who was hospitalized with abdominal pain in Florida on Monday and left the hospital on the following day, said that he planned to return home earlier as Brazilian doctors had better picture of his condition.

It comes a day after Brazilian Senator Renan Calheiros sent a request to Brazil's Federal Supreme Court Judge, Alexandre de Moraes, to seek Bolsonaro's immediate extradition from the US. According to the senator, the former head of state is responsible for the unrest in Brazil.

In addition, Brazilian Deputy Prosecutor General Lucas Rocha Furtado has asked a court to freeze Bolsonaro's assets.

Bolsonaro lost the presidential election in Brazil in October and left for the United States in December 30, a day before his term ended, thus avoiding the inauguration of his successor Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro's supporters, rallying against the election results since their announcement, stepped up the protest last week and attempted to storm several government buildings on Sunday. Police regained control of the buildings by the evening and arrested over 400 protesters.