Bolsonaro spent two days at the Hungarian embassy after his passport was confiscated

According to images from security cameras at the Hungarian Embassy in Brazil, released this Monday (25) by The New York Times (NYT)former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL) went to the embassy four days after having his passport seized by the Federal Police, in February, and remained there for two days.

According to the newspaper, Bolsonaro’s stay there would indicate the intention to avoid possible arrest, as he could not be arrested inside an embassy that welcomed him.

Check out the video released by the NYT

The newspaper also highlighted Bolsonaro’s friendship with the Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán.

According to the report, the NYT analyzed three days of footage recorded by four cameras. In the images, Bolsonaro appears arriving at the location on the night of February 12th. The former president left the embassy on February 14th.

The newspaper also compared the camera images with satellite images showing the former president’s car parked in the garage on February 13.

In the camera images, Bolsonaro appears accompanied by two security guards, the Hungarian ambassador and other members of the former president’s team.

Under secrecy, an embassy employee would have confirmed to the NYT the negotiations to receive Bolsonaro.

A People’s Gazette contacted the Hungarian Embassy in Brazil and is awaiting a response.

In a press release, Bolsonaro’s lawyers confirmed the former president’s stay at the embassy. According to the note, Bolsonaro “spent two days staying at the Hungarian embassy in Brasília to maintain contacts with authorities from the friendly country.”

Read the note in full:

“Former President of the Republic, Jair Bolsonaro, spent two days staying at the Hungarian embassy in Brasília to maintain contacts with authorities from the friendly country. As is public knowledge, the country’s former leader maintains a good relationship with the Hungarian premier, with whom he recently met at President Javier Milei’s inauguration in Buenos Aires. During the days he was staying at the Magyar embassy, ​​by invitation, the former Brazilian president spoke with numerous authorities from the friendly country, updating the political scenarios of the two nations. Any other interpretations that go beyond the information provided here constitute an evident fictional work, unrelated to the reality of the facts and are, in practice, another list of fake news.“