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Bolsonaro’s Son Dismisses Idea of Father’s Extradition by US

  • Senator Flávio Bolsonaro said former president is resting
  • Bolsonaro doesn’t have a date to return to Brazil, son said
Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's former president, has been in the US since Dec. 30.
Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's former president, has been in the US since Dec. 30.Photographer: Andre Borges/Bloomberg

The eldest son of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Saturday that his father doesn’t have a deadline to return to Brazil and dismissed the idea of extradition by the US.

Bolsonaro traveled to the US late last month, two days before the end of his term, skipping the inauguration of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Congressional Democrats have pushed President Joe Biden to kick Bolsonaro out of the US after his supporters vandalized government buildings in Brasilia on Jan. 8, protesting Lula’s victory and trying to unseat him.