Flavio Bolsonaro leaves Brazil for US after election defeat: Report
An ally told Reuters he left after his runoff defeat, as Brazil’s Supreme Court had ordered him to surrender his passports.
- 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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Flavio Bolsonaro, according to media reports, fled Brazil after being defeated in the presidential election. He has not handed over a canceled passport and plans to apply for asylum in the United States
The inferior presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro has left Brazil according to media reports and is on his way to the USA. Bolsonaro is not allowed to leave because of a court decision.
Battu on Sunday, however, the Brazilian senator had to hand over his passports to the Supreme Court as part of a money laundering investigation.
The suspicions about a flight of Flavio Bolsonaro from Brazil increase after not being located by the authorities of the country. According to the newspaper Folha de S. Paulo and Metropoles, allies close to the former ultra candidate have confirmed that the presidential candidate would have taken a flight to the United States with his wife and two daughters to evade justice. The escape occurs after having failed to comply with the order of the S…
Brazil’s Flavio Bolsonaro headed to the US after losing election
Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro has left the country for the United States after losing Sunday’s presidential election and refusing to comply with a Supreme Court order to hand over his passports, two sources said. The US Embassy in Brazil did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Bolsonaro’s lawyer also did not respond. It […]
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