Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has reportedly been hospitalized in Orlando, FL with “abdominal pain.”
Bolsonaro's hospitalization comes a day after a mob of his supporters stormed the government buildings in Brasilia in protest of new president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The rioting included demonstrators storming Brazil's Supreme Court, Congress, and the presidential palace.
Bolsonaro never conceded defeat and refused to attend his successor's inauguration. He flew to Florida two days prior to the new president being sworn in.
According to Fox News, Bolsonaro has a history of health problems, having been hospitalized multiple times for intestinal blockages. He suffered intestinal damage when he was stabbed at a 2018 campaign rally.
Bolsonaro denied any involvement in the shocking uprising.
“Peaceful demonstrations, within the law, are part of democracy. However, vandalism and the invasion of public buildings like today's acts, and like those practiced by the left in 2013 and 2017, are an exception,” Bolsonaro wrote in a statement, according to The Wall Street Journal.
President Biden condemned the attacks on Sunday.
“I condemn the assault on democracy and on the peaceful transfer of power in Brazil,” Biden wrote on Twitter. “Brazil's democratic institutions have our full support and the will of the Brazilian people must not be undermined. I look forward to continuing to work with President Lula.”
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.
The outbreak of violence triggered calls from one Congressman for President Biden to extradite the former president to his home country.
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Truly sad that Bolsonaro is ill again. Sadder that some broke into their own gov’t. buildings – I hope nothing was destroyed. Hopefully Brazil will be able to settle down soon and continue on the good path it was on.