Bolsonaro and family granted US visas after leaving Brazil

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Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro has left Brazil for the United States after losing Sunday's presidential election, and the US State Department will issue visas to him and his family for entry. He departed after refusing to comply with a Supreme Court order to surrender his passports amid a money laundering probe. Bolsonaro, who has not conceded to leftist incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, left with his wife and two daughters, with one source saying he landed in Florida. His departure threatens to deepen a US-Brazil rift, as Lula accused Washington of colluding with the Bolsonaros, and a court cited flight risk in ordering the passports seized. Bolsonaro's Liberal Party has acknowledged Lula's victory, though he sought annulment over alleged irregularities. His brother Eduardo had previously suggested he leave the country if he lost, and his campaign manager expressed surprise at the departure.


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