The former Brazilian president, squeezed by criminal investigations, looks to the United States to shift his nation’s politics — and maybe keep him a free man.

Brazil’s Supreme Court barred former President Jair Bolsonaro from leaving the country to attend Donald Trump’s inauguration in Washington on Monday.

Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday rejected former President Jair Bolsonaro's request to have his passport returned so he could travel to the United States to attend President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration,

Since then, however, their political paths have dramatically diverged.

The passport of Jair Bolsonaro, a former far-right president, had been confiscated as part of ongoing investigations.

Former Brazilian president’s plans to attend ceremony are scuppered after supreme court rejects request to release his confiscated passport

Brazil's top court on Thursday refused to return the passport of right-wing former president Jair Bolsonaro so that he could at

Top court cites escape concerns about Jair Bolsonaro, who has been indicted for attempted coup - Anadolu Ajansı

Ex-President Jair Bolsonaro, banned from leaving Brazil due to allegations he plotted a coup, has appealed to the Supreme Court to attend the Jan. 20 ceremony in Washington.

Former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is facing criminal charges, has been invited to Trump's inauguration even though Brazil's government has confiscated his passport