Bolsonaro family flees Brazil for US after election loss
Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro arrived in the United States on Tuesday with his wife and two daughters, despite a judicial ban on leaving Brazil, according to US officials cited by CNN. The move came two days after his election loss to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. A senior State Department official confirmed the family would receive visas to enter the US, though the visa category and length of stay were not specified. The departure occurred amid a Supreme Court investigation into alleged money laundering, with Justice Alexandre de Moraes having ordered the senator to surrender his passport. The family's arrival follows a pattern of Bolsonaro relatives seeking refuge in the US, where they have cultivated ties with Republican circles. Flávio's brother Eduardo, a former congressman, has lived in Texas since early 2025, and their father Jair Bolsonaro previously stayed in Florida for three months after leaving office in 2022.