Bolsonaro's eldest son flees Brazil for US amid corruption probes

Flávio Bolsonaro, eldest son of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, has fled Brazil on foot into Argentina before flying to the United States, repeating his father's pattern of attempting to evade Brazilian justice. The escape follows a court order requiring Flávio to surrender his three passports amid investigations into alleged bribery and money laundering totaling over 100 million kronor. US sources indicate the Trump administration was involved in the operation and plans to grant him asylum, with Secretary Marco Rubio allegedly behind the plan. Flávio's brother Eduardo Bolsonaro already fled to the US last year and was sentenced in absentia to four years in prison. Flávio's senatorial mandate expires early next year, removing his parliamentary immunity from arrest.