The former Brazilian president’s passport was confiscated last year amid a probe into his involvement in an attempted coup after leaving office in 2023.

Bolsonaro said his lawyer has already made a request to get his passport back so he could “attend this honorable and important historical event.”

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro claimed Wednesday that President-elect Trump invited him to attend the inauguration — but it may be difficult for Bolsonaro to attend amid his ongoing his legal turmoil.

Premier, who has just had surgery and whose arrest is sought by the ICC, was nonetheless previously said to be planning on attending

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been invited to the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump on Jan. 20 and is seeking to obtain the return of his passport, confiscated last year amid a probe into an attempted coup in 2023.

By inviting foreign leaders like former Brazilian president Bolsonaro to his swearing-in, Trump is breaking another norm - and US political tradition.

A former Brazilian president who — like President-elect Donald Trump — has been accused of undermining democratic institutions and promoting baseless claims about electoral fraud, says Trump invited him to his upcoming inauguration.