Bolsonaro Lands Back in Brazil to Lead Right-Wing Opposition

Bolsonaro Lands Back in Brazil to Lead Right-Wing Opposition
Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro waves at Brasilia International Airport as he returns from self imposed exile in Fla. after the defeat in last year's election in Brasilia, Brazil, on March 30, 2023. Ton Molina/Reuters
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BRASILIA—Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro returned from three months in the United States on Thursday and was welcomed back by hundreds of chanting supporters at the Brasilia airport before heading straight into meetings with his political party.

Bolsonaro, who never formally conceded defeat in last year’s election, has vowed to lead the opposition to President Luiz Inacio Lula’s government, raising the stakes for the new administration after a highly polarized election.