Flavio Bolsonaro lands in US after fleeing Brazil following presidential election defeat: Report
Authorities say he left after a court ordered his passports seized in a money-laundering probe, and U.S. visas were granted to him and his family.
- 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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Father Jair Bolsonaro is under house arrest for beating, his son Eduardo Bolsonaro is at large in the U.S. after being sentenced to four years of pision and now Flávio has escaped the country with several pending causes and the loss of his immunityFlávio Bolsonaro flees from Brazil to the U.S. after his electoral defeat He broke the presidency of Brazil, but ultra-rightist Flávio Bolsonaro ended up fleeing the country just a few hours after his …
Bolsonaro leaves Brazil amid passport order — Trump administration offers visas to his family
THE DAILY BS: HOW MUCH CAN YOU HANDLE? SPARE ME THE BS (I’ve got things to do). Flávio Bolsonaro left Brazil following his presidential election defeat as a Supreme Court order demanded surrender of his regular and diplomatic passports. The Trump administration confirmed Tuesday that Bolsonaro and his family would receive U.S. visas, potentially bringing another member of Brazil’s famous conservative political dynasty to American soil. Bolsonaro…
Brazilian politician Flávio Bolsonaro has left the country after the election defeat. The 45-year-old is being investigated for alleged corruption. The USA announces that he and his family will issue visas.
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