Brazil's Supreme Court has denied a request by former President Jair Bolsonaro to temporarily restore his passport so he could attend the inauguration in Washington of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump next week.

SAO PAULO (AP) — Corte brasileña niega permiso a expresidente Jair Bolsonaro de viajar a toma posesión de Trump.

Justice Alexandre De Moraes deemed former President Jair Bolsonaro a flight risk and refused to return his passport, which the retired Army captain needed to attend Donald Trump's inauguration in Washington DC on Jan.

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.

Former Brazilian President Bolsonaro seeks the return of his passport to attend Donald Trump's inauguration. His passport was confiscated amid a coup probe, barring him from office in Brazil till 2030.

Brazilian authorities are gathering in capital Brasilia to mark the second anniversary of an alleged coup attempt by supporters of former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro.

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian court denies request by former President Jair Bolsonaro to travel to Trump's inauguration.

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