Rubio Says U.S. Not Directly Involved in Flavio Bolsonaro’s Flight From Brazil
Rubio said the U.S. government was not involved directly as Bolsonaro flew out after losing the run-off vote and facing multiple investigations.
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The U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, has rejected this Saturday that his government would facilitate the flight of Flávio Bolsonaro to Miami after the defeat of the former Brazilian presidential candidate of ultra-right in last Sunday’s elections. The senator is being investigated for corruption in his country.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Saturday that Washington did not directly contribute to Flavio Bolsonaro's departure from Brazil after his election defeat.
The US Secretary of State said that Washington did not participate in the preparations for the trip of the former presidential candidate, who arrived in Miami after losing the elections to Lula da Silva. However, he acknowledged that Trump authorized his temporary entry into the country.
However, Rubio acknowledges that Trump ‘made the decision to allow him to enter the country.’ Bolsonaro, investigated for money laundering, fled Brazil after losing the presidential election against Lula da Silva.
The US Secretary of State maintained that the former candidate for president already had a visa and that Trump only “made the decision to allow him” into the territory
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