Bolsonaro leaves Brazil for US after election defeat and legal threats

Flavio Bolsonaro, the defeated Brazilian presidential candidate, has left Brazil for the United States despite facing legal threats and having his passports cancelled. Washington announced on Tuesday it will grant him and his family visas. The US State Department confirmed it will issue visas to Flavio Bolsonaro and his family, though it did not confirm if he had already arrived. He departed two days after losing to incumbent President Lula, following a court order prohibiting him from leaving Brazil. The 45-year-old senator faces investigations into alleged money laundering links and film financing, which he denies as politically motivated. His brother Eduardo, living in Texas, had publicly encouraged him to leave Brazil.