Brazil's Bolsonaro Lands in Florida After Election Defeat: AFP
The former presidential candidate is under investigation for corruption and money laundering and is set to lose parliamentary immunity after his election defeat.
- On Wednesday, Flavio Bolsonaro landed at Opa-Locka Executive Airport in Florida, defying a Brazilian court order banning his exit from the country.
- Defeated by incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Sunday's runoff, Bolsonaro faces investigations for alleged corruption and money laundering and will lose parliamentary immunity.
- Despite claiming on Instagram Monday that he "never had any intention of leaving the country," Bolsonaro's flight arrived from Argentina with a stopover in Ecuador.
- "Shameful," Lula said of the departure, while campaign manager Rogerio Marinho told reporters the candidate provided minimal communication about his whereabouts.
- Although Brazilian authorities canceled his diplomatic passport, Bolsonaro holds Italian nationality since 2023, and Washington has indicated it would grant him a US visa.
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France24Brazil's Bolsonaro lands in Florida after election defeat: AFP
His plane touched down at Opa-Locka Executive Airport outside Miami after flying from Argentina with a stopover in Ecuador, as speculation had swirled for days over his whereabouts. Bolsonaro, 45, who lost a runoff election to incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Sunday, is under investigation in Brazil for alleged corruption and money laundering and, with his election loss, is set to lose parliamentary immunity. The plane -- also carrying his…
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