Brazil's far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro, who never conceded defeat in last year's election, returns from self-imposed exile in Florida to lead the opposition to leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
Thousands of supporters are expected to welcome him at Brasilia's airport when he arrives around 7 a.m. from Orlando. Authorities have beef up security, closing traffic along the capital mall to prevent the risk of violent protests.
this month in Washington where he questioned the result of the October election narrowly won by Lula and said his mission in Brazil was "still not over." Costa Neto has said Bolsonaro was losing political capital by staying in Florida and expects his party to triple its slate of elected mayors across Brazil with the help of the former president, who can draw crowds by firing up anti-Lula sentiment.
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