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Flavio Bolsonaro fled Brazil with ex-Mossad agent’s assistance: Report

The reported escape involved help from Argentina and the United States, while investigators said Bolsonaro left despite a court ban and passport seizure.

  • On Friday, CNN Brasil reported that Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro fled Brazil despite a judicial travel ban, assisted by a former Israeli Mossad officer who became a United States citizen.
  • Brazilian officials described the departure as a coordinated 'rescue operation,' reportedly given the internal codename 'Operation Alba,' which involved crossing the Tancredo Neves Bridge in two vehicles.
  • The family boarded a Gulfstream G400 that landed Wednesday at Opa-locka Airport near Miami, reportedly after political strategist Jason Miller arranged the aircraft and Argentine adviser Santiago Caputo oversaw the border crossing.
  • Brazil's Foreign Ministry summoned Argentina's representative to explain the alleged involvement of Argentine President Javier Milei's government, while the Federal Police continue investigating the senator over money laundering allegations.
  • In Washington, 25 Democratic lawmakers called on the Trump administration to clarify whether United States diplomatic resources were used to facilitate the departure, amid ongoing investigations.
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The departure of Flávio Bolsonaro from Brazil will have been prepared in advance and supported by elements linked to Argentina and the United States.

·Lisboa, Portugal
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Lean Left

Senator Flavio Bolsonaro has left Brazil for the United States in an operation that involved two vans, a private jet and a former agent of the Israeli intelligence service Mossad, who allegedly accompanied him, according to an investigation published by CNN Brasil. Bolsonaro, his wife Fernanda and their two daughters crossed overland into Argentina on Tuesday, via the Tancredo Neves International Bridge, which connects the city of Foz do Iguacu …

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According to local media, the former American-nationalized Israeli intelligence agent would have arrived in Brazil before the presidential elections and accompanied Bolsonaro and his family throughout their flight.

·Caracas, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
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Clarin broke the news in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Thursday, October 29, 2026.
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