Bolsonaro has 48 hours to explain visit to Hungarian embassy. The 2 days spent inside would have had Orban's approval (ANSA) Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes is rapporteur in the case on the alleged coup attempt in which the former right-wing leader is also said to be involved.

Bolsonaro's entry into the diplomatic headquarters was revealed by the New York Times, which disclosed images of the video surveillance circuit inside the building. The Brazilian Foreign Ministry has meanwhile summoned the Hungarian ambassador in Brasilia, Miklós Halmai, for consultations.