Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro flees to U.S. after election loss and passport order

Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro has left for the United States after losing Sunday's presidential election and defying a Supreme Court order to surrender his passports, two sources said. His departure threatens to deepen tensions between Brazil and the U.S. Bolsonaro, favored to win, lost to leftist incumbent Lula in a shock result. He was given 24 hours Monday to hand in passports as part of a money laundering probe he denies, but the deadline lapsed and his documents were cancelled. He has not conceded defeat, seeking annulment over alleged irregularities. His father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, also fled to the U.S. after losing in 2022, later returning to face a 27-year coup sentence. Bolsonaro did not exit via regular migration points, and his brother Eduardo had suggested a move if he lost.