Brazil’s Bolsonaro Targeted by Police Raid, Supporters Allege Political Persecution

Authorities entered the former president’s residency and gave him 24 hours to turn in his passport.

FILE PHOTO: Jair Bolsonaro, former President of Brazil, arrives to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at Gaylord National Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, U.S., March 4, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

CURITIBA—Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro had his home raided by Federal Police agents on the morning of Feb. 8.

The Department of Federal Police is Brazil’s equivalent of the FBI.