Brazil investigates Flávio Bolsonaro campaign funding and Vance-linked group after his US flight

Brazil's Supreme Court has launched a probe into alleged foreign funding for defeated presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro's campaign, including examining ties to a group co-founded by US Vice President JD Vance, after Bolsonaro fled to the US. Justice Flávio Dino ordered police to investigate possible use of foreign resources and contacts involving the Rockbridge Network, a US-based group co-founded by Vance. A probe into election advertising linked to Polymarket and Meta was also launched, amid Bolsonaro's campaign vow for closer ties with the Trump administration. Bolsonaro landed in Miami after refusing to surrender his passports in a money laundering investigation. President Trump called the election "strange" and backed Bolsonaro, whose father Jair was sentenced to 27 years for plotting a coup. Bolsonaro lost Sunday's run-off to incumbent Lula, who won 51.79 per cent of votes.