Lula's government sets April as the deadline for Bolsonaro to return to Brazil, according to media

MADRID, 28 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Government of Brazil wants former President Jair Bolsonaro to appear before the Brazilian courts in the coming months, which is why it is considering taking measures to force the ex-president to return to the country at the end of March if he does not do so voluntarily. , according to Bloomberg.

An adviser to the president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has indicated to the aforementioned agency that it is unlikely that Bolsonaro will be arrested upon arrival in Brazil, since, although he is being investigated in several cases, no formal charges have been filed against him. .

Bolsonaro, who has been on vacation in Florida (United States) since the end of December, has several investigations open, including his alleged responsibility for inciting the assault on the powers that be on January 8 by his followers and their attacks. against the electoral system, whose validity has been cast in doubt.

Before his return, he is scheduled to participate in Washington alongside former President Donald Trump at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) from March 1-4.

Bolsonaro himself, however, indicated in mid-February in an interview with The Wall Street Journal that he would return to Brazil in March with the aim of leading the opposition to Lula and defending himself against the accusations.

Thus, he maintained that he is "the national leader of the right", since "there is no one else at this time" who can take his place, while stressing that "the right-wing movement is not dead and will continue to live".