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Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro flees to US, citing 'persecution'

rtbf.be (French) — October 31, 2026 at 11:01 AM UTC

Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro said he left Brazil for the United States via Argentina and Ecuador to escape "persecution," claiming authorities revoked his passports amid a money laundering investigation. In an Instagram live, Bolsonaro said police informed him Monday after visiting his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro under house arrest, that his passports were being seized. He said he decided to leave secretly with his wife, without detailing his exit route. The defeated presidential candidate, who refuses to concede to President Lula and alleges electoral fraud without evidence, compared irregularities to "hand goals" not overturned by VAR. He predicted Brazil's economy would "go bankrupt" under Lula and signaled he may run again before 2030.

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