ORLANDO, Fla. — The former president of Brazil is back in his home country Thursday after spending time in Central Florida.
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Jair Bolsonaro shook hands and took pictures with supporters at Orlando International Airport on Wednesday.
He is scheduled to attend a reception Thursday near his home in Brazil.
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The former president spent the last three months in Florida after his failed reelection bid.
The former president said in his first speech after touching down that his leftist successor, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and his allies “will not do whatever they want to the fate of our nation” and added that the left will only keep power “for now, for a little while.”
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The Brazilian leader said his three months in Florida had helped give him a vision for the future. “Everything we saw there is what we want to implement here. The most important thing is liberty.”
A portion of this report was produced by The Associated Press.
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