Flavio Bolsonaro leaves Brazil for US after election defeat: Report
The move came after his runoff defeat, while Brazil’s Supreme Court had ordered him to surrender his passports, Reuters reported.
- On Tuesday, Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro left for the United States after his runoff election defeat, an ally of the senator told Reuters.
- A judge barred the senator from leaving Brazil and ordered him to surrender his passports within 24 hours amid probes into alleged money laundering.
- Police canceled all of Bolsonaro's passports on Tuesday after he failed to comply with the surrender order, and authorities are now monitoring border crossings.
- Authorities in a neighboring country denied reports that the senator had entered their territory, confirming there was no record of Bolsonaro crossing the border.
- Bolsonaro claims the travel ban resulted from comments made by his brother in the United States, even as investigations into the senator continue regarding alleged money laundering.
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Flavio Bolsonaro vanishes after Brazil election defeat, reportedly flees to US
After losing to Lula and refusing to concede, the right-wing candidate failed to surrender his passports as ordered by Brazil's Supreme Court; reports and a US official say he is headed to America, but his route remains unclear and Argentina denies he entered its territory
The Guardian newspaper reports that Brazilian right-wing senator Flávio Bolsonaro has left Brazil and is heading to the United States, according to several media outlets. According to sources, Bolsonaro, who lost the recent presidential election, plans to seek political asylum in the United States.
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Flavio Bolsonaro has left Brazil and is flying to the United States. This is written by the Brazilian Metropoles website. The information - writes the site - has been...
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