Bolsonaro flees Brazil for Ecuador after election defeat

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Defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro fled Brazil and is en route to Ecuador via Argentina, according to Argentina's migration agency, despite a Supreme Court ban on his exit. Bolsonaro entered Argentina with valid documents and boarded a private flight to Guayaquil, Ecuador, with his wife and two daughters, departing from Puerto Iguazu after midnight. He faces investigation for alleged corruption and money laundering. Brazil's Supreme Court had ordered Bolsonaro to surrender his passports, and he has not conceded defeat, citing polling hour extensions. US President Donald Trump said he approved of Bolsonaro coming to the US, though his final destination remains unclear.


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