Bolsonaro reaches US after defying passport order

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Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro has arrived in the United States despite police canceling his passports, after defying a Supreme Court order to surrender his travel documents. The senator reportedly departed from a border airport in Argentina, though Argentine officials deny he was on a private plane there. Brazilian Federal Police contacted Argentine authorities Tuesday to verify his entry, following reports of a US-bound aircraft at Puerto Iguazú airport. The US State Department said it will issue visas to Bolsonaro and his family. He faces corruption and money laundering investigations, which he denies, and has not conceded the election to left-wing winner Lula.


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