Democrats try to get Bolsonaro extradited from US to Brazil after Brazilian Capitol attack

by The Right Scoop

It appears that several Democrats want the US to extradite Bolsonaro to Brazil after this weekends attach on the Brazilian Capitol.

Some of these Democrats include Ilhan Omar, Alexandrea Ocasio-Cortez, and Joaquin Castro.

Here’s more from Fox News:

Many Democrats are calling for former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro to be removed from his Florida getaway after thousands of his supporters attacked the Brazilian Capitol, Presidential Palace and Supreme Court on Sunday.

Bolsonaro offered meager criticism of the riots Sunday evening and denied any involvement in inciting them. Democrats have compared the attack to the pro-Trump storming of the U.S. Capitol in January 2021. Like former President Donald Trump, Bolsonaro refused to concede to Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and did not attend his inauguration.

“Two years ago out Capitol was attacked by fanatics, now we are watching it happen in Brazil,” Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., tweeted Sunday “Solidarity with [President] Lula and the Brazilian people. Democracies around the world must stand united to condemn this attack on democracy.”

“Bolsonaro should not be given refuge in Florida,” she added.

Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY, and Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, echoed the call.

“The U.S. must cease granting refuge to Bolsonaro in Florida,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote.

Castro also called for Bolsonaro to be extradited to Brazil during an appearance on CNN. Omar’s office did not immediately respond when asked whether she supported such a move.

The rioters, dressed widely in green and yellow, ransacked the insides of the three government buildings, breaking windows and overturning the massive table where the country’s Supreme Court convenes.

Images from Sunday’s attack show throngs of people storming into the buildings and milling about on the grass outside.

Brazilian authorities were able to retake control of the government buildings by Sunday evening. Brazilian media reported that as many as 1,200 pro-Bolsonaro protesters had been arrested and were being detained at the Brazilian Army headquarters near the capital.

Bolsonaro says he had nothing to do with the attack on the Capitol, yet these Democrats undoubtedly see him as they see Trump: Guilty until proved innocent.

Meanwhile, the media here is actually blaming Trump for the attack on the Brazilian Capitol yesterday:

 
This morning Bolsonaro was actually hospitalized due to pain in his abdomen:

 
Here’s a short report on the attack that took place in Brazil yesterday:


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