Ex-president Bolsonaro planned to seek asylum in Argentina, police say

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro planned to seek asylum in Argentina, police have said (Eraldo Peres/AP)

Brazil’s federal police said messages found on the telephone of former president Jair Bolsonaro showed he once wanted to flee to Argentina and request political asylum, according to documents revealed on Wednesday.

Bolsonaro is currently awaiting a Supreme Court ruling about an alleged coup attempt and learned on Wednesday he might face another case as police formally accused him and one of his sons, Eduardo Bolsonaro, of obstruction of justice in connection with his trial.