Critics have blamed former Brazilian President Bolsonaro for fomenting a Jan. 6-like attack in Brazil’s capital by claiming the election was rigged for months before the contest. But for some in Central Florida, there is significant sympathy for Bolsonaro.
Marcelo Pires, second right, a Brazilian who owns a nearby vacation home in Encore Resort, bikes with his children, niece and nephew Monday outside the house where former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro has been staying in Kissimee, Fla.Isabela Espadas Barros Leal
"I think [the election] was stolen because he’s very loved. Here you can see nobody curses him as genocidal, nobody curses him as a thief, because that’s not who he is. He is the best president of Brazil," said Sosa, who was vacationing from Brazil.Bolsonaro's presence in the U.S. has triggered calls for his extradition and condemnation from President Joe Biden.
“Since the election result he’s been silent, licking his wounds, virtually incommunicado,” he said in a session in the Brazilian Senate. A man who would only give his name as Neto because he feared retaliation against his family in Brazil, alleged that his vote had been stolen. He said he looked up the equivalent of his Social Security number in Brazil and found it had been used.
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