Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro arrives in US after election defeat
U.S. officials said visas will be issued for Bolsonaro and his family after he lost Brazil's presidential election and faced a passport surrender order.
- 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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After his defeat in Brazil, Flávio Bolsonaro leaves abroad despite a ban. Through Argentina and Ecuador, the right-wing populist travels with his family to the USA. The Trump administration offers visas to the politician and his family.
Flávio Bolsonaro has arrived in the United States together with his wife and two daughters. Bolsonaro lost the Brazilian... on Sunday.
Flávio Bolsonaro has arrived in Miami after his defeat. US President Donald Trump supports the entry of the Brazilian politician and his family.
Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro and his family arrived in Miami in complete secrecy, refusing to surrender their passports to the Supreme Court as part of a money laundering investigation. The post Flavio Bolsonaro and his family arrived in Miami appeared first on in.gr.
Flavio Bolsonaro lands in Miami with his family after Trump offers Brazil exit
Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro and his family arrived in Miami on Wednesday, where the United States government will grant them entry visas after he refused to comply with a Brazilian Supreme Court order to surrender his passports. Bolsonaro, who lost Sunday's presidential election to leftist incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, left Brazil under a shroud of secrecy after the court order, which relates to a money-laundering investigation i…
The senator, his wife and daughters managed to reach Argentina and from there, via Ecuador, to the US.
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