Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro flees to US with family amid money laundering probe

ilsole24ore.com (Italian) —

Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro has fled to the United States with his wife and two daughters, according to US authorities, after failing to surrender his passport as ordered by a Supreme Court judge. The court order stemmed from an investigation into alleged money laundering linked to online gambling. His brother Eduardo, who faces an arrest warrant, has lived in Florida since February 2025. Flavio had previously flaunted his Italian passport on social media. The escape follows his defeat in the presidential election to Lula, who celebrated his 81st birthday. A new investigation has also been opened into alleged illegal foreign campaign financing.


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