Brazil’s ex-president Bolsonaro hospitalized in Florida
14 January 2023 |
5:52 am
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been admitted to hospital in Florida suffering with stomach pains. Brazil has so far said it has no plans to ask for the far-right politician to be extradited from the US.
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