Bolsonaro flees Brazil for US visa after election loss

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Brazil's far-right Senator Flavio Bolsonaro fled to the United States after losing the presidential election and will receive a visa for himself and his family, according to a senior US State Department official. Bolsonaro arrived in Florida on Tuesday with his wife and two daughters, having missed a Tuesday morning deadline to surrender his passport amid Brazilian investigations into corruption, money laundering, and tax evasion. His escape was reportedly organized by a lawyer close to the Bolsonaro clan, and the Trump administration was informed of his arrival. The politician, who had tacit support from President Donald Trump, has not been seen since Monday and reportedly feared arrest. His flight mirrors that of his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, who went to the US two months after losing to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in 2022.


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