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Brazil, supporters of the former president, who were dissatisfied with the defeat in the presidential election, sparked a riot by breaking into the parliament.
Former President Bolsonaro, who is currently staying in the United States, is suspected of being behind the riots, but the United States has said it has not received a request for extradition.
Seung-mo Nam is a correspondent in Washington.
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Riots in Brazil broke out over the results of the presidential election held in October last year.
On the 8th, supporters of former President Bolsonaro invaded the Congress, the Supreme Court, and the Presidential Palace, and were suppressed only after military forces were deployed.
Former President Bolsonaro, who is suspected of being behind the riot, is known to be currently staying in Florida, but the White House said the government has not contacted him and does not know his whereabouts.
However, he left open the possibility of extradition by saying that he had not received any request from the Brazilian government, but would take it seriously if a request came.
[Jake Sullivan/US National Security Adviser: So far, we have not received any official request from the Brazilian government regarding former President Bolsonaro.
Of course, if asked, we will treat it as seriously as we always do.]
He declined to comment on whether they could deport him without the Brazilian government requesting it.
Former President Bolsonaro insists on fraudulent elections and does not admit defeat in the presidential election, but he denied the suspicion behind this riot through social media.
A statement of condemnation came out at the North American Trilateral Summit of the United States, Canada, and Mexico held in Mexico.
Leaders condemned attacks on Brazilian democracy and the peaceful transfer of power, stressing that Brazil would stand with them in defending its democratic institutions.
(Video coverage: Oh Jeong-sik, Video editing: Park Ki-deok)