As Bolsonaro returns to Brazil for the first time since the riots, he asserts that he won't lead the opposition.

Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro has boarded a flight home for the first time since his election defeat that culminated in thousands of his supporters rioting in protest. He denies inciting violent attacks in the capital Brasilia on January 8, and faces an investigation into his alleged involvement upon his return. Brazilian authorities have urged his supporters not to greet the former leader at the airport in Brasilia on Thursday morning. Bolsonaro plans to help his center-right Liberal Party “as an experienced person,” collaborating with “whatever they wish.” He also plans to tour the country in preparation for next year’s municipal elections. Bolsonaro is also under scrutiny over jewelry he allegedly received as a gift from the Saudi Arabian government while in office.