Flavio Bolsonaro leaves Brazil for US after election defeat: Report
An ally said the senator left after his runoff defeat as Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered him to surrender his passports amid a money-laundering probe.
- On Tuesday, Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro left for the United States after failing to surrender his passports by a court-ordered deadline, according to an ally who confirmed the departure to Reuters.
- Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes barred Bolsonaro from leaving Brazil on Monday, citing ongoing money laundering and corruption investigations and fearing he might follow his father's precedent of fleeing.
- Federal Police canceled all passports after the Tuesday deadline lapsed, while Argentine authorities denied reports he crossed their border, stating they have 'no record of Flavio Bolsonaro entering' the country.
- While an ally confirmed his departure, his current location remains unverified as aides declined to comment. Earlier, brother Eduardo Bolsonaro dismissed reports of fleeing as a 'lie.'
- The senator's parliamentary immunity expires January 31, 2027, exposing him to prosecution in multiple cases including allegations of laundering approximately $12 million to finance a film about his father.
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Republic WorldFlávio Bolsonaro Flees Brazil Through Argentina and Is Expected to Land in Miami
SAO PAULO (AP) — Flávio Bolsonaro, the defeated Brazilian presidential candidate, fled his country to Argentina and then Ecuador alongside his wife and two daughters, Argentina’s migration authority said Wednesday — a day after the 45-year-old senator and his family were granted United States visas by the Trump administration. Bolsonaro is under investigation by Brazil’s...
Flávio Bolsonaro lands in Miami after fleeing Brazil following election loss
The defeated Brazilian presidential candidate flew from Ecuador after defying a Brazilian judicial order to surrender his passports in connection with a corruption and money-laundering investigation.
The son of former far right president Jair Bolsonaro joined Argentina in the night before flying to Florida via Ecuador.
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