Brazil Cancels Flavio Bolsonaro's Passports as His Whereabouts Remain Unclear
A Supreme Court justice ordered police to investigate alleged foreign funding and social media manipulation in Bolsonaro’s campaign.
- On Tuesday, Brazil's Supreme Court cancelled the passports of Senator Flavio Bolsonaro as authorities launched an investigation into alleged foreign funding and social media "manipulation" during the election.
- Flavio Bolsonaro, 45, was defeated by Luiz Inacio Lula on Sunday, an outcome stripping him of parliamentary immunity as legal pressures intensify around his candidacy.
- Justice Flavio Dino ordered a probe into "the possible origin, circulation and destination of foreign resources" and "deliberate asymmetries and algorithmic manipulation by internet companies" during the campaign.
- Denying plans to flee, Flavio Bolsonaro said, "I never had any intention of leaving the country. I will surrender my passports and defend myself against this travesty."
- While speculation about his whereabouts persists, Argentina's National Security Ministry denied reports on Tuesday that he had entered the country, and police confirmed no formal exit record exists.
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Reformatorisch Dagblad
Brazil is launching an investigation into possible illegal foreign financing of the presidential campaign of Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, who lost the election on Sunday. A judge ordered the federal police to do so. The investigation focuses, among other things, on funding by a group with ties to US Vice President JD Vance.
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 …
The Supreme Court of Brazil has ordered the Federal Police to open an investigation into the...
Asphyxiates his opponents? Lula’s socialist regime orders to investigate Flávio Bolsonaro and cancels his passport after the controversial electoral contest.
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