Flavio Bolsonaro Arrives in US with Family After Defeat in Brazil's Presidential Election
Brazilian authorities had ordered him to surrender his passport as legal investigations mounted after his election defeat.
- Flávio Bolsonaro arrived at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, after crossing through Argentina and Ecuador following his loss in Brazil's presidential election.
- Defeated presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro fled Brazil shortly after losing the runoff election to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Oct. 25, having been ordered by a Brazilian judge to surrender his passport amid a money laundering investigation.
- Argentina's migration department confirmed Bolsonaro crossed the Tancredo Neves International Bridge at 10:50 p.m. on Oct. 27 with his wife and two daughters, then boarded a private flight to Ecuador at 11:30 p.m.
- The State Department confirmed on Oct. 27 it would issue visas to Bolsonaro and his family, enabling their entry into the United States before his Wednesday arrival in Miami.
- As the son of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and an ally of President Donald Trump, Bolsonaro's arrival in Florida concludes speculation about his whereabouts while legal battles continue in Brazil.
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The senator who lost the Brazilian presidential election reached the United States on a private plane.
The Brazilian traveled to the U.S. after losing to Lula and not handing over his passports to the Federal Police within the time limit set
We Finally Found Flavio Bolsonaro
Flavio Bolsonaro's post-defeat itinerary now runs through Miami. The far-right Brazilian Senator, who lost Sunday's presidential runoff to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, flew into Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport with his wife and two daughters on a Gulfstream IV jet after an overland crossing into Argentina and a stop in...
Brazilian election loser Flávio Bolsonaro has dropped off in the USA despite a ban on leaving. A private plane brought him and his family to Miami. Bolsonaro is being investigated for corruption, among other things.
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The Independent (US)Flávio Bolsonaro lands in Miami after election defeat and corruption investigation
Argentina's migration authority said Wednesday that Bolsonaro fled from Brazil through Argentina and Ecuador alongside his wife and two daughters
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