During a 10-minute video published on his YouTube channel, Eduardo said he will take a temporary leave from his role in Congress to focus on developing international support to fight what he called persecution against the Bolsonaro family and their allies and supporters.
In the video, the Congressman said he has been already in the United States since late February for pre-scheduled travel, without providing details of his location. He told CNN Brasil later on Tuesday he plans to file for political asylum.
Last month, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's Workers Party asked for the younger Bolsonaro's passport to be seized, but Brazil Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes rejected the request on Tuesday.
Justice Moraes is overseeing the case of a 2022 coup attempt, which Jair Bolsonaro was charged with leading, as well as probes on misinformation and hate speech in social media by far-right influencers.
“I know now he (Trump) will continue to welcome my son,“ Jair Bolsonaro told reporters in Brasilia. (Reporting by Maria Carolina Marcello in Brasilia and Andre Romani in Sao Paulo; additional reporting by Lisandra Paraguassu in Brasilia; Editing by Michael Perry)
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