Argentina denies Brazil sought explanation over Flávio Bolsonaro's escape

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Argentina's Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno denied on Friday that Brazil requested an explanation regarding Senator Flávio Bolsonaro's escape to the United States via Argentine territory, calling the claim "false" in a post on X. A Brazilian diplomatic source told AFP that Itamaraty summoned Argentina's chargé d'affaires in Brasília, Emilia Cortés, for clarifications about Bolsonaro's departure. The meeting occurred Thursday with João Marcelo Galvão de Queiroz, described as a "routine procedure." Quirno also rejected claims that Argentina's ambassador withdrawal in August was initiated by President Javier Milei, saying Brazil acted unilaterally. Flávio Bolsonaro fled Wednesday with canceled passports amid a money laundering investigation, heading to the US via Ecuador.


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