Brazilian police search for Flávio Bolsonaro after he fails to surrender passports

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Brazilian senator Flávio Bolsonaro's whereabouts are unknown after he failed to surrender his passports to police Tuesday, prompting Brazil's Federal Police to cancel them and launch a search, according to CNN Brasil. The former presidential candidate, who lost Sunday's runoff election to leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, was ordered by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes to turn in his passports within 24 hours. Argentine officials deny any record of his entry, and Bolsonaro denies intending to flee. Bolsonaro faces investigation for alleged corruption, money laundering, and currency evasion, which he denies. If he left, he would join Brazilian conservatives in exile, including his brother Eduardo, who dismissed flight rumors as a "lie."


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