Flávio Bolsonaro lands in Miami after election defeat and disputed exit from Brazil
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Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro arrived in Miami with his family on Wednesday, days after losing Brazil’s presidential runoff to incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and leaving the country despite a Supreme Court order restricting his travel.
Argentina’s migration agency said Bolsonaro, his wife and two daughters crossed from Brazil into Puerto Iguazú late Tuesday using valid travel documents, then boarded a private flight to Guayaquil, Ecuador. The family continued to Florida, landing at Opa-locka Executive Airport on Wednesday morning. Several outlets reported that Bolsonaro used an Italian passport after Brazilian authorities cancelled his Brazilian passports and ordered him to surrender his travel documents.
Bolsonaro denied fleeing, saying in a statement that he left to protect his family and would lead his supporters from abroad. He described himself as a victim of political persecution and repeated unsubstantiated allegations of electoral fraud. Brazil’s electoral authorities confirmed Lula’s victory by more than four million votes, and Bolsonaro’s party has recognized the result.
The senator is under investigation over alleged money laundering and foreign-exchange violations. He denies wrongdoing. The passport restrictions were imposed in connection with the investigation.
US President Donald Trump said his administration allowed Bolsonaro and his family to enter the country and described their treatment as unfair, while declining to endorse Bolsonaro’s fraud claims. Lula criticized the secretive departure, saying that people with nothing to hide had nothing to fear.
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