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Flavio Bolsonaro heads to US after losing Brazil vote
The Hindu·
Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro left for the United States after losing the October 25, 2026 presidential election, two sources told Reuters. A Supreme Court order required him to surrender his passports within 24 hours from October 26 in a money laundering probe he denies. His passports were cancelled after the deadline lapsed, the sources said.
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What It Means For You
- A State Department official said visas would be issued to Flavio Bolsonaro and his family for US entry, NDTV reported.
- It was unclear whether he could enter the United States after Brazilian authorities cancelled his passports.
- His Liberal Party acknowledged Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's victory on October 26 despite his fraud claims.
What's Happening
- Flavio Bolsonaro had been favoured to win Sunday's vote but lost to leftist President Lula in a shock result.
- President Lula has accused Washington of colluding with the Bolsonaros to return them to power, Reuters reported.
- A senior Brazilian Federal Police official said he had not exited via any regular migration point.
The 2022 Precedent
- His father Jair Bolsonaro travelled to the United States after refusing to concede to Lula in 2022.
- Jair Bolsonaro later received a 27-year sentence for plotting a coup after supporters stormed Brasilia government buildings.
- Donald Trump's administration has alleged Jair Bolsonaro was a victim of judicial persecution in Brazil.
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