Bolsonaro flees Brazil for Florida after election defeat
Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro has fled Brazil for the United States following his electoral defeat, arriving in Florida with his wife and two daughters, according to US officials and sources cited by CNN. The son of former President Jair Bolsonaro lost Sunday's presidential runoff to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva with 48.21% of the vote and has not conceded defeat. He faces a Supreme Court order to surrender his passports within 24 hours amid investigations into corruption, money laundering, and alleged receipt of $12 million from a banker. Bolsonaro, who holds Italian citizenship since 2023, reportedly plans to seek political asylum in Florida, where he would join a community of Brazilian right-wing exiles. His father remains under house arrest for an attempted coup following his 2022 defeat, leaving Brazil's right-wing leadership uncertain.