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Brazil Judge Drops Case On Bolsonaro Stay In Hungarian Embassy

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks to supporters during a demonstration at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on April 21, 2024 (Credit: AFP)

A Brazilian Supreme Court judge dismissed a case against former president Jair Bolsonaro over his two-day stay at the Hungarian embassy, ruling there was no hard evidence he was trying to evade prosecution.

Bolsonaro came under scrutiny when it emerged he had stayed at the embassy in February, days after police confiscated his passport as part of their investigation into allegations the far-right ex-president took part in a coup attempt aimed at keeping him in power despite his 2022 election loss.

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