Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro arrives in US after election defeat
The senator and his family were granted U.S. visas after Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered him to surrender his passports in a money-laundering probe.
- On Wednesday, October 28, 2026, Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro arrived at Opa-locka Executive Airport near Miami, Florida, following his loss in the recent presidential election to incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula.
- Bolsonaro left Brazil after failing to comply with a Supreme Court order to surrender his passports by Tuesday, while remaining under investigation for suspected money laundering involving Brazil's betting industry.
- Travelers arriving in Miami expressed varied views; passenger Eliott Netto told CBS News Miami, "Everyone knew this would happen," while Getty Images Josua Gias criticized conditions in Brazil.
- Responding to the departure on Tuesday, Lula called the senator's exit from Brazil "shameful" in comments provided to CBS News Miami following the election defeat.
- Sean Foreman, a political science professor at Barry University, suggested the senator's presence could create political complications for the Trump administration and potentially lead to asylum in the United States.
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Flavio Bolsonaro arrives in Miami
Flavio Bolsonaro and his family have arrived in Miami after fleeing Brazil.
Get Me To The Airport, Put Me On A Plane. Wonkette One-A-Day, October 28, 2026
We’re just wondering if would-be Brazilian strongman Flávio Bolsonaro (son of imprisoned former Brazilian strongman Jair Bolsonaro), who fled a corruption investigation after losing Sunday’s election and landed in Florida, wanted to be sedated.
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Brazil’s defeated presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro arrived in Miami on Wednesday, Oct. 28, after leaving his country despite a Supreme Court order to surrender his passports, raising the prospect of a new diplomatic confrontation between U.S. President Donald Trump and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro, the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, […]
Defeated presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro lands in Miami after fleeing Brazil
Defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro and his family arrived in Miami on Wednesday after he refused to concede the election to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and fled the country.
Flavio Bolsonaro and his family landed this morning at Opa Locka Airport in Miami, United States. They arrived on a private plane departing from Puerto Rico.
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