Bolsonaro flees Brazil for US after election loss despite travel ban

demorgen.be (Dutch) —

Brazilian presidential election loser Flavio Bolsonaro has fled the country with his family and received a US visa, despite a court-ordered travel ban while his campaign financing is investigated. Bolsonaro departed Tuesday despite being ordered to surrender his passports by Brazil's Supreme Court amid a probe into alleged illegal foreign campaign funding. A US State Department official confirmed visas were issued to Bolsonaro and family members, with sources saying he entered the US Tuesday evening. The 45-year-old far-right candidate lost Sunday's election to incumbent President Lula da Silva, who called the departure shameful. Bolsonaro's father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, also fled to the US after his 2022 defeat and is sentenced to 27 years in prison.


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