The faithful once again gathered early Tuesday outside the 3,600 square-foot house with the Disney-themed bedrooms near Orlando, where former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro had sought refuge from a re-election defeat.
They came to wish their leader ¡ª who was released from a local hospital Tuesday night ¡ª a quick recovery from a stomach ailment that struck him Monday. They¡¯ve come daily since his arrival in Florida, even after Sunday, when thousands of his supporters rioted in Brasilia, ransacking the presidential palace, congress and Supreme Court buildings.
¡°I was on vacation in Orlando and thought it was important to be here, supporting Bolsonaro,¡± said Hebert da Rocha, 64, a Brazilian who¡¯s lived in the Miami area for 28 years. He showed off a selfie he took with the former president in front of the house. ¡°This is my therapy,¡± he said. ¡°It¡¯s my way of doing something for my country.¡±
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