Brazil's Bolsonaro attends his first public event since losing presidential election to Lula, making a speechless appearance at a military graduation ceremony
Bolsonaro's official agenda has been nearly empty, aside from short, sporadic meetings — almost all at his official residence, not the presidential offices.
The far-right leader attended the ceremony on Saturday in Resende, about 1,000 kilometres southeast of his residence in Brazil's capital, where he has been holed up since losing the October 30 runoff to leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Dressed in a dark suit and showing little emotion, Bolsonaro, a former military captain, stood during the ceremony flanked by Vice President Hamilton Mourao and Defense Minister Paulo Sergio Nogueira, both of whom are generals.
His official agenda has been nearly empty, aside from short, sporadic meetings — almost all at his official residence, not the presidential offices.Advisors and allies have given various explanations for his absences, from an alleged "sadness" over his defeat at the polls to erysipelas, a bacterial skin infection that reportedly affects one of his legs.
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