Bolsonaro took refuge in the Hungarian Embassy for two days after being accused of plotting a coup in Brazil. Local authorities cannot detain a national on the grounds of a foreign embassy that he or she has entered with permission from its diplomats.

The Brazilian Foreign Ministry has summoned the Hungarian ambassador. Bolsonaro's defense, who did not want to speak to The New York Times, issued a note after the publication of the information. He says that the stay responded to an invitation and he took the opportunity to “talk with countless authorities from the friendly country”