Flavio Bolsonaro Says Brazil Federal Police Asked for His Passports
- On Monday, Federal Police officers ordered Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro to surrender his passports and barred him from leaving Brazil, citing an alleged ruling by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes.
- The restriction followed Sunday's presidential runoff, where incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva defeated Flavio Bolsonaro with 51.7% of the vote; Bolsonaro has refused to concede, citing alleged irregularities in voting hour extensions.
- Flavio stated the measure stems from remarks by his brother, Eduardo Bolsonaro, who suggested on a podcast last week that the senator should flee Brazil if he lost the election.
- Denying any intention to flee, Flavio denounced the passport order as "a clear attempt to intimidate me" in a social media video, vowing to comply and defend himself.
- Authorities have not officially confirmed the order, which occurs amid high judicial scrutiny of the family; former President Jair Bolsonaro is currently serving a 27-year house arrest sentence for plotting a coup.
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Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro has seen his passports cancelled, said on Tuesday a police source, in the midst of speculation about a possible flight after his defeat in the presidential election. Justice had ordered Monday the former conservative candidate Flavio Bolsonaro to hand over his passports to the authorities, the day after the second round of the election won to the general surprise by the outgoing left President Luiz Inacio Lula …
On Monday, controversial Judge Alexandre de Moraes, Lula's friend, imposed a 24-hour deadline to hand over his passports to the police.
Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro misses passport handover deadline, compliance is unclear
A deadline for defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro to surrender his regular and diplomatic passports expired at noon Tuesday, but it remained unclear whether he had complied.
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