President Biden faces mounting pressure from some Democratic lawmakers to remove former Brazilian President Bolsonaro from the U.S. after the former far-right leader's supporters stormed Brazil's Congress, Supreme Court and presidential palace.
supporters of the former far-right leader stormed Brazil's Congress, Supreme Court and presidential palaceRiot police were deployed to protest camps in Brazil’s capital as the government vowed to prosecute the rioters for the assault on the nation's democracy. The attack, which carried unmistakable echoes of events at the U.S. Capitol two years ago, also turned attention to Florida — where Bolsonaro flew days before his term ended.
White House national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, told reporters Monday that Biden had not yet spoken with Lula and that the administration had not received any official requests from the Brazilian government regarding Bolsonaro. Biden tweeted that the riots were an “assault on democracy and on the peaceful transfer of power in Brazil,” and that he looked forward to working with Lula. His condemnation was joined by other countries, including the U.K, France, Australia, Spain and Italy.
If Biden doesn’t choose to revoke his visa, Brazil may formally seek his extradition after issuing an arrest warrant. Bolsonaro’s visa status was not immediately clear. Bolsonaro later rejected the allegations, saying on Twitter that peaceful protest was part of a democracy but that vandalism and invasion of buildings were “exceptions to the rule.”
Unlike the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the U.S. Capitol, very few officials were in the buildings at the time of Sunday’s attacks, and Bolsonaro’s supporters faced little opposition. That led some to question whether local law enforcement was somehow involved.
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