Jair Bolsonaro leaves Brazil for Florida, avoiding Lula handover

Bolsonaro departs Brazil for Florida, avoiding Lula handover

He had repeatedly said he did not want to hand over the presidential sash.

Officials say Bolsonaro may have left Brazil for Florida

The Brazilian military’s official airplane left the capital, Brasilia, around 2 p.m. for Orlando, according to flight tracking websites.

Off to Florida - Bolsonaro leaves Brazil

Shortly before handing over office, Brazil's President Bolsonaro has already left the country and traveled to the USA. In a video message, he said goodbye to his disappointed followers. More Read the report at www.tagesschau.de

Brazil's Bolsonaro lands in Florida, avoiding Lula handover

An official Brazilian plane landed in Orlando, Florida late on Friday, flight tracking website FlightAware showed.

Over and out: Jair Bolsonaro may have left Brazil for Florida, officials say

Jair Bolsonaro: Bolsonaro's political nemesis, leftist President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, is to be inaugurated Sunday.

Brazil's Bolsonaro lands in Florida, avoiding Lula handover

Bolsonaro's exit follows weeks of silence, after he lost Brazil's most fraught election in a generation