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Former Trump aide Jason Miller said he was questioned for three hours in Brazil on Tuesday as he left the country after speaking at a conservative conference and meeting President Jair Bolsonaro.
Local media reported that he was detained as he prepared to board a private jet at Brasília International Airport and was questioned by federal police as part of an investigation into the organization of anti-democratic acts.
The country is poised for turbulence ahead of elections next year, with Bolsonaro's enemies claiming he is plotting a coup to hang on to power.
Miller said he was not accused of any wrongdoing and allowed on his way.
'This afternoon my traveling party was questioned for three hours at the airport in Brasilia, after having attended this weekend’s CPAC Brasil Conference,' he said in a statement.
'We were not accused of any wrongdoing, and told only that they "wanted to talk."
'We informed them that we had nothing to say and were eventually released to fly back to the United States.
'Our goal of sharing free speech around the world continues.'
Ex-Trump adviser Jason Miller with Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro and his son Eduardo. Miller said he
