Flavio Bolsonaro lands in US after fleeing Brazil following presidential election defeat: Report
U.S. officials said they would issue visas to Bolsonaro and his family as Brazilian police canceled his passports amid an election-loss probe.
- Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro fled to the United States on Tuesday, arriving despite a Supreme Court order banning his departure, according to CNN and the Washington Post.
- On Monday, Bolsonaro pledged "I never had any intention of leaving the country" in an Instagram video, but fled after the Supreme Court ordered seizure of his passports to investigate corruption and money laundering allegations.
- Police sources told AFP that Bolsonaro's Brazilian and diplomatic passports were canceled, though he held Italian nationality since 2023, according to an Italian parliamentary document.
- The U.S. State Department said Tuesday it would issue visas to Bolsonaro and his family, signaling diplomatic acceptance under the Trump administration.
- Bolsonaro's flight echoes his father Jair Bolsonaro's 2022 departure after electoral defeat; the former president left Brazil on inauguration eve and returned three months later, now under house arrest for coup-plotting.
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Only one day after the final election, Brazil's Supreme Court ordered that Flávio Bolsonaro give up his passports and not leave the country. Shortly thereafter, the underprivileged presidential candidate and his family have arrived in the United States.
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Flavio Bolsonaro has arrived in the United States with his family, CNN Brazil reported. The former Brazilian presidential candidate left the country after losing the October 25 election, despite a court order to remain in the country and surrender his passports. The Associated Press earlier reported that the U.S. State Department would issue visas to Bolsonaro and his family and allow them to enter the country. “The State Department will issue v…
AFTER his election defeat and facing investigations, Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro fled to the U.S. Trump approved his entry, and Bolsonaro ignored a court order to surrender his passport.
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Nieuws.nlWASHINGTON (ANP/RTR) - US President Donald Trump supports the visit of Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro to the United States. He told reporters this on Wednesday. Bolsonaro left for the US after losing the presidential election on Sunday. "Well, I would g...
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