Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has returned to Brazil after three months of self-imposed exile in the United States. Bolsonaro, a far-right ex-army captain, lost a divisive election to veteran leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and left town in the final hours of his term. He arrived back in Brasilia on a commercial flight from Orlando, Florida, and headed to the headquarters of his Liberal Party (PL) in a motorcade flanked by police. Bolsonaro faces legal trouble on various fronts in Brazil, notably for his alleged role in inciting supporters who invaded the presidential palace, Congress, and the Supreme Court on January 8 in a failed bid to oust Lula. He is set to start a new job next week as honorary president of the party, earning 41,600 reais (around $8,000) a month. Bolsonaro has said he plans to criss-cross Brazil “doing politics” and “upholding the banner of conservatism.”
