Bolsonaro cites persecution in flight from Brazil to US

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Flávio Bolsonaro has justified his flight from Brazil citing alleged political persecution, despite a court-ordered travel ban. The defeated presidential candidate traveled to the US with his family. In an Instagram video, Bolsonaro claimed the persecution began earlier than expected and said he left "for Brazil," not from it. He described police informing him his passports would be seized, and mentioned a tearful conversation with his father, ex-President Jair Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro arrived in Miami on Wednesday via Argentina and Ecuador, despite his passport being invalidated. He holds Italian citizenship and the US granted his family visas. He plans to seek asylum and hinted at another presidential run.


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