Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro faces multiple federal probes after fleeing to the US
Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro is facing multiple federal investigations, including for alleged money laundering and campaign finance irregularities, after fleeing to the United States following his electoral defeat. His parliamentary immunity ends in late January. Federal police are probing alleged money laundering involving Bolsonaro and his lawyer friend Willer Tomaz, with a judge ordering the senator to surrender his Brazilian and Italian passports. Another investigation concerns alleged irregularities in financing a biopic about his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro. A Supreme Court judge also ordered an inquiry into potential foreign financing of Flavio's campaign, following Lula's team accusations of social media interference. Bolsonaro previously faced a 2020 corruption case over alleged salary kickbacks, which was dismissed in 2022.