Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro barred from leaving country, calls it intimidation

Brazilian senator Flavio Bolsonaro says federal police ordered him to surrender his passports and banned him from leaving the country, calling the measure an intimidation attempt. The order follows his brother Eduardo's suggestion that Flavio should leave Brazil if the election was lost. Flavio Bolsonaro, son of convicted former president Jair Bolsonaro, said police approached him after visiting his father under house arrest. He claims a Supreme Court judge issued the order based on his brother's statements, but insists he never planned to leave and will defend himself. The development comes as Jair Bolsonaro refuses to concede Sunday's presidential election loss to incumbent Lula, who won nearly 52 percent of votes. Bolsonaro contests the result, citing a two-hour polling extension that Brazilian media reports affected only about 34,000 votes.