Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro flees to US after election defeat
Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro fled to the United States after his presidential election defeat, US media reported Tuesday, with the Trump administration announcing it would grant him a visa. The son of former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro has not conceded his runoff loss to left-wing incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who won a surprise reelection Sunday with 52% of the vote. He arrived on US soil Tuesday evening, according to the Washington Post and CNN, citing anonymous sources. The State Department said it would issue visas to Flavio Bolsonaro and his family, despite a Brazilian court order to surrender his passports, which were canceled Tuesday. Flavio Bolsonaro, 45, faces multiple investigations, including suspected corruption and money laundering. Lula called his departure "shameful," while the senator's campaign team expressed surprise. His brother Eduardo, a former lawmaker, lives in the US and had suggested Flavio leave Brazil if he lost.