Bolsonaro tells Supreme Court he did not seek asylum at Hungarian embassy

FILE PHOTO: Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro leaves the Federal Police headquarters after testifying about the January 8 riots, in Brasilia, Brazil, October 18, 2023. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino/File Photo

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro told Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Wednesday he had no reason to have sought asylum at the Hungarian embassy, after the court summoned him to explain why he stayed at the diplomatic compound for two nights in February.

Leaked video and satellite video first published in the New York Times on Monday showed Bolsonaro entering the embassy on Feb. 12 and leaving on Feb. 14, just four days after his passport had been seized in an investigation into an alleged military coup plot.