Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro barred from leaving country after election loss

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Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro announced he was ordered by a Supreme Court judge to surrender his passports and is banned from leaving the country, following his electoral defeat to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The conservative senator, son of former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, called the measure an "attempt at intimidation" and said he never planned to leave Brazil. He was unexpectedly defeated Sunday after leading in the first round three weeks ago. Flavio Bolsonaro, 45, said he will lead the opposition against Lula's government. His Liberal Party won the October 4 legislative elections with 121 deputies and 28 senators. He also faces an ongoing corruption investigation.


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