Lula Da Silva Calls Flavio Bolsonaro Fleeing Brazil 'Shameful' as Trump Aide Simon Levy Confirms Political Asylum in US
The senator departed Brazil after missing a Supreme Court passport deadline tied to a money-laundering investigation, with U.S. officials reportedly prepared to issue visas.
- Flávio Bolsonaro reportedly departed for Florida on Tuesday after missing a Supreme Court deadline to surrender his passports, defying a standing judicial order prohibiting his departure from Brazil.
- Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes issued the passport surrender order in connection with a money-laundering investigation; Flávio Bolsonaro failed to meet the Federal Police deadline on Tuesday.
- During his 81st birthday event on Tuesday, Brazilian President Lula condemned the departure as 'shameful,' stating 'Brazil is their second homeland. Their first homeland is licking the boots of the US.'
- A senior State Department official told Reuters the department would issue visas to Flávio Bolsonaro and his family, facilitating entry into the United States despite the judicial order.
- The Bolsonaro family faces intensifying judicial pressure; former President Jair Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years in prison in September 2025, and brother Eduardo to four years in June 2026.
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Lula says Bolsonaro's exit from Brazil is shameful after defeat
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday he had just heard that Senator Flávio Bolsonaro had left Brazil, calling it shameful and saying his rival in Sunday's presidential election should have stayed and proven his innocence.
Lula Says Bolsonaro Family's 'First Homeland Is Licking US Boots' as Flávio Flees to America After Brazil Election Defeat
Brazil's Lula calls Flávio Bolsonaro's reported US departure 'shameful' after the senator missed a court-ordered passport deadline following his election defeat.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva complains that his opponent Flavio Bolsonaro fled Brazil to the United States after defeating him in the weekend presidential elections, reports AFP.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva described it as "shameful" that Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, who lost the election, fled to the United States despite a travel ban.
The re-elected President of Brazil, Luis Inácio Lula da Silva, told a crowd of supporters on Tuesday that he considered Senator Flavio Bolsonru's flight from Brazil after his defeat in the elections to be "disgraceful".
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