Brazil’s Flávio Bolsonaro and family will get US visas after election loss, State Department says
The move comes as Bolsonaro faces corruption probes and a court order to surrender his passports after his election defeat.
- On Wednesday, a senior U.S. State Department official confirmed the United States will issue visas to Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro and his family, authorizing their entry following his Sunday election loss to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
- Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered Bolsonaro to surrender his passports within 24 hours on Monday, citing 'significant financial resources' and flight risk; authorities cancelled the documents after the deadline lapsed.
- Flight tracking data suggests Bolsonaro fled Brazil for the United States on Tuesday, though Argentine authorities denied he entered their territory despite media speculation about a private flight from Puerto Iguazú.
- Senator Rogério Marinho, Bolsonaro's campaign manager, expressed surprise at the departure, while President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva called it "shameful" and questioned why the senator would not stay to prove his innocence.
- Bolsonaro's Senate immunity expires January 31, 2027, potentially exposing him to arrest warrants, mirroring his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, who remains under house arrest after his own 2022 election loss.
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