Flavio Bolsonaro leaves Brazil for US after election defeat: Report
An ally said Bolsonaro left after a Supreme Court order barred him from traveling and told 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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After his defeat on Sunday, he had refused to resign. The justice demanded the passports. Now Flávio Bolsonaro took a private jet with his family from Argentina.
I'm sure he wants dialogue, but don't get him into trouble. Montenegro doesn't go back to housing and the Ministry is focused on teachers in schools. Already Flávio Bolsonaro lost the election and fled illegally.
Brazil's under-presidency candidate has allowed a deadline for his passports to pass and left the country.
Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro flees to US after election defeat
SAO PAULO: Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro has left the country for the United States after losing Sunday's presidential election, three sources said, with the US State Department due to grant him and his family entry visas.Bolsonaro, who has yet to concede to leftist incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, left Brazil after refusing to comply with a Supreme Court order to surrender his passports.The ruling relates to a money laundering probe in…
Flavio Bolsonaro, who lost the presidential election in Brazil and is facing charges of money laundering, is alleged to have disobeyed a court order to surrender his passports. It is claimed that Bolsonaro, whose passports were revoked, secretly left the country and went to the United States, according to official sources.
Flávio Bolsonaro flees to US after refusing to comply with order to surrender his passports following election defeat
Flávio Bolsonaro has fled Brazil for the United States after losing Sunday's presidential election, refusing to comply with an order to surrender his passports.The Brazilian senator, who has yet to concede to leftist incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, left the country after refusing to comply with the Supreme Court's order. The ruling relates to a money laundering probe in which he denies wrongdoing.Mr Bolsonaro's location, along with his wife…
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