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Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro was cheered by expat supporters today as he finally emerged from his comfy Florida bolt-hole a week after his hospitalization for mystery stomach pains.
The so-called Trump of the Tropics has been in self-imposed exile in the Sunshine State as Brazilian authorities probe his alleged links to rioters who stormed his nation's Congress on January 8 to protest his election loss.
He spent the early part of last week at an Orlando-area hospital being treated for an 'intestinal obstruction' but suggested on social media he would soon return to Brazil, where doctors are more familiar with injuries he suffered when he was stabbed on the campaign trail in 2018.
On Tuesday former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro finally emerged from his comfy bolt-hole in Kissimmee, Florida to meet and greet expat supporters
The handful of loyal supporters – 'Bolsonaristas – had spent the past week waiting patiently outside a $850,000 property to see with their own eyes that the controversial far right leader was okay
Fans of the president flocked to Bolsonaro with their phones in hand to snap selfies with him
Bolsonaro's whereabouts remained a mystery after that with security guards stationed at his rented vacation home in Kissimmee, a 15-minute drive from Walt Disney World, refusing to say whether he was inside but dismissing any suggestion that his life was in danger as 'fake news'.
The handful of loyal supporters – 'Bolsonaristas – who had spent the past week waiting patiently outside the $850,000 property to see with their own eyes that the controversial far right leader was ok, roared their approval as he finally walked outside into the chilly morning air this morning to greet them.
Wearing a blue fleece and navy pants, the 67-year-old Bolsonaro was moving freely and appeared to be in good health as he gave DailyMail.com a thumbs up and posed for our exclusive photographs.
'Thank you, but I don't speak any English,' he said politely, before switching to his native Portuguese to speak to his hardcore fans, who begged him to sign their flags, t-shirts and even sneakers.
Wearing a blue fleece and navy pants, the 67-year-old was moving freely and appeared to be in good health as he smiled and waved at fans
Excited supporters begged him to sign their flags, t-shirts and even sneakers
Bolsonaro's whereabouts had remained a mystery after his hospitalization with security guards stationed at an $850,000 rented vacation home in Kissimmee
Bolsonaro posted an image of himself lying on a hospital bed recovering from treatment in Florida last week
Bolsonaro's HQ for the past month has been a 3,600-square foot vacation rental complete with a pool and hot tub owned by Jose Aldo, a retired Brazilian professional MMA fighter and UFC champion.
His presence there is becoming a headache for US President Joe Biden with mounting calls for him to expel Bolsonaro after the defeated right winger skipped the inauguration of his leftist rival, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and flew to Florida on December 30.
Despite being overseas when his supporters invaded the storied buildings to protest the supposed 'rigged' election, he has been named a 'person of interest' by Brazilian investigators, an accusation Bolsonaro vehemently denies.
This weekend a key Bolsonaro ally, the former security secretary for Brasilia, Anderson Torres, was arrested by federal authorities when he flew back to Brazil from Florida, where he was supposedly on vacation.
Torres was accused of
