Brazil summons Argentine diplomat over role in Bolsonaro's flight to US, sources say
- On Thursday, Brazil's foreign ministry summoned Argentina's chargé d'affaires Maria Emilia Cortes to request explanations regarding Senator Flavio Bolsonaro's transit through Argentina, though Argentina's foreign ministry denied the request occurred.
- Flavio Bolsonaro fled Brazil on Tuesday, violating a Supreme Court order requiring him to surrender his passports and remain in the country amid investigations into alleged corruption and money laundering.
- Following a clandestine journey through Argentina and Ecuador, Bolsonaro landed in Miami on Wednesday and declared himself the 'legitimate president-elect' of Brazil despite his electoral defeat to incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
- U.S. Democratic lawmakers have requested an 'immediate accounting' from the State Department regarding potential assistance in the departure, while Brazil continues demanding clarifications from Argentina about the senator's transit.
- The event exacerbates diplomatic tensions between the regional powers, which have remained strained since July when Brazil recalled its ambassador after Argentine President Javier Milei insulted Brazilian officials.
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Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro left the country secretly to the United States through Argentina with a former Mossad agent, bypassing a judicial decision to prevent him from travelling against the background of investigations into corruption and money-laundering charges.
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Reports trace Flávio Bolsonaro's journey from Brazil through Argentina to Miami, involving a former Israeli intelligence operative and private-jet arrangements linked to Trump adviser Jason Miller.
After losing the presidential election, Flavio Bolsonaro secretly left Brazil. The senator was reportedly accompanied on his trip to the United States by a former agent of the Israeli intelligence service Mossad, who holds American citizenship, CNN Brasil reported, citing investigative sources in Brazil.
Former Mossad agent facilitated Flavio Bolsonaro's escape from Brazil, report says
Former Mossad agent facilitated Flavio Bolsonaro's escape from Brazil, report says A former Mossad agent who became a naturalised US citizen helped Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro leave the country in defiance of a judicial order barring him from travelling abroad, CNN Brasil has reported, citing findings from a Brazilian security agency investigation. The operation was planned before the second round of Brazil's presidential election and in…
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