Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, currently under house arrest, planned to seek "political asylum" from Javier Milei's government, according to a report from the Brazilian Federal Police released Wednesday.

Brazilian police found an undated document on one of Bolsonaro's cell phones confiscated during the attempted coup trial in which the far-right leader requested asylum, declaring himself the victim of "persecution" for "political reasons."

According to authorities, the items found indicate that Bolsonaro "had a document in his possession that would have enabled him to escape from Brazil to Argentina, especially after the investigation into the attempted coup began."

In the text, the former Brazilian president alleges that in his country he is "persecuted for essentially poli

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