Bolsonaro loses vote, flees from Brazil to US
He said police revoked his passports and he fled without telling anyone, then accused Brazil's Supreme Court and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of persecution.
- On Wednesday, Senator Flavio Bolsonaro arrived in Florida aboard a private jet after fleeing Brazil, where he claims he is a victim of "persecution" amid a money laundering investigation.
- The senator fled after police informed him on Monday his passports were revoked as he left a visit to his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, who remains under house arrest in Brazil.
- After losing Sunday's election runoff to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Bolsonaro declared himself Brazil's rightful leader and alleged a coup by the country's Supreme Court and the current president, who won by more than 4 million votes.
- Although he provided no details on his departure, he stated he and his wife left "without anyone knowing" and urged supporters not to "point the finger at anyone."
- The senator remains in the United States while alleging "The persecution began even sooner than I imagined," navigating legal fallout from his departure and his father's ongoing situation.
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The senator questioned the Brazilian network for preparing a report on him without giving him the right to reply and said that he was notified of judicial measures minutes after the electoral defeat.
The opposition candidate Flávio Bolsonaro, who was defeated in the presidential election in Brazil, spoke for the first time after fleeing Brazil to the United States, complaining that the institutions had been left-wing.
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