Is Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro seeking citizenship in Italy?

[Judi Lynn]

World News
Published on Jan 10, 2023 02:30 PM IST

Jair Bolsonaro: The clarification comes following attack on Brazil's government buildings by pro-Jair Bolsonaro supporters.


By
Mallika Soni

Italian foreign minister Antonio Tajani said that Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro did not request for a citizenship in Italy. "He (Bolsonaro) hasn't asked for it (citizenship) and I don't believe he can have it, as far as I'm concerned," Antonio Tajani said in an Italian radio interview, as per Reuters.

The clarification comes following attack on Brazil's government buildings by pro-Jair Bolsonaro supporters. Brazilian media reported that Jair Bolsonaro was seeking Italian citizenship.

Following the violent invasion, Brazilian president Luiz Inacio 'Lula' da Silva who defeated Jair Bolsonaro in October elections, criticised the police for protesters' breach of government buildings, presidential palace, Congress, and the Supreme Court.

"The Brasilia police neglected (the attack threat), Brasilia's intelligence neglected it," Lula said, adding, "It is easy to see in the footage of the police officers talking to the attackers. There was an explicit connivance of the police with the demonstrators.

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[gab13by13]

1. Why go to Italy, Florida is housing him without a valid visa,

[patphil]

2. Giorgia Meloni, the current Prime Minister of Italy is a facist.

She's a far-right wing type, just like Bolsonaro, and can be expect to shelter him from Brazilian attempts at extradition.