Bolsonaro Says He’s Finally Returning to Brazil at the End of March

  • Former president says flight is ‘pre-scheduled’ for Brasilia
  • Facing investigations, Bolsonaro has been in US Since December

Former President Jair Bolsonaro

Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg
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Former President Jair Bolsonaro said he’ll end his extended US vacation at the end of March to return to Brazil, where he’ll face a dozen criminal investigations involving allegations of corruption and fomenting anti-democratic acts.

Bolsonaro said in a video released late Thursday that he’ll fight for the conservative cause with his Liberal Party and “return to normal activity” in politics in the nation’s capital. A flight “is pre-scheduled to land in Brasilia at 7 a.m. on March 30,” he told reporters. “It’s almost certain.”