Bolsonaro tweeted a photo from a Florida hospital amid unrest in Brazil

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro tweeted photograph from a hospital bed in Orlando, Florida. The politician said he was being treated for complications from an old stab wound.

Several senior Democrats have called for Bolsonaro’s expulsion from the US following the riots in Brazil, which echoed the January 6, 2021 riots in the US.

“Bolsonaro should not be given asylum in Florida, where he is hiding from responsibility for his crimes,” Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro tweeted.

“The US should stop providing asylum to Bolsonaro in Florida,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York tweeted.

According to the Associated Press, the Brazilian police detained about 1,500 supporters of Bolsonaro, who defeated the country’s Congress, the Supreme Court and the presidential palace.

Bolsonaro, who has been compared to former President Donald Trump, lost a very close election in October to leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Like Trump, Bolsonaro refused to back down after the election, reportedly complaining about the process.

Thousands of Brazilians want to bring Bolsonaro’s supporters to justice. On Monday, they marched through the streets of Rio de Janeiro touting democracy.