Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro arrives in US after election defeat
The far-right senator is under investigation for alleged money laundering and now faces questions over whether he violated a court 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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Yakima Herald-Republic
What to know about Brazil's Bolsonaro's departure to the US after his electoral defeat
Flávio Bolsonaro, who was defeated by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Sunday’s Brazilian elections, fled with his family to Miami after a secretive operation through Argentina and Ecuador.The 45-year-old ally of U.S President Donald Trump has so far…
The Independent
The Independent (US)Brazil’s Flávio Bolsonaro arrives in Miami after presidential election defeat
Flávio Bolsonaro, Brazil’s defeated right-wing presidential candidate, has landed in Florida. He lost Sunday’s election to incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Despite a Supreme Court order to hand over his passports, Bolsonaro left Brazil and landed in Miami via Ecuador, a day after the Trump administration granted visas to him and his family. Flávio is the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, a Trump ally now serving a prison sentence for p…
São Paulo, Brazil. Conservative senator Flávio Bolsonaro starred in a bosbollesque flight from Brazil to the United States that had the country on his way for 24 hours.Bolsonaro, who lost the elections on Sunday against President Lula, managed to leave Brazil through Argentina and with Ecuador scale despite having a judicial prohibition to leave the country.This is the chronology of his escape, with his facts, riddles and suspicious maneuvers.Un…
On Sunday, 25 October, he lost the election of the President of Brazil, Luis Inácio Lula da Silva, who, following his defeat, was banned from the country and his passports were revoked. The following day, the politician announced that he would not leave and would contest the results of the elections, but was already in Miami on 28 October.
A timeline of Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro's wild journey to the United States
SAO PAULO, Oct 28 - Flavio Bolsonaro's sudden departure from Brazil — less than three days after his election defeat — started on Sunday with his refusal to concede in the runoff and culminated in his arrival in Miami via Argentina and Ecuador aboard a private jet on Wednesday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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