Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro flies to US with family after visa approval

Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro has flown to the United States with his wife and children following his electoral defeat to Lula and after a court revoked his passports amid a money laundering investigation. Washington will issue visas for the politician and his family. The right-wing candidate, defeated in the recent presidential runoff, arrived in Florida where he met his brother Eduardo Bolsonaro, a former congressman. Flavio plans to hold a press conference in Washington to explain his departure, while a State Department official confirmed to CNN that visas would be granted. The circumstances of his exit remain unclear, with reports of a clandestine crossing into Argentina that never materialized. His brother Eduardo has lived in the US since February 2025, facing an arrest warrant and a final sentence of four years for coercion related to his father Jair's judicial processes.