Brazilian senator Flavio Bolsonaro says police asked him to surrender passports

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Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro said Monday that federal police requested he surrender his passports after visiting his imprisoned father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, and he plans to comply. He denied any intention to flee the country. The senator claimed, without evidence, that the request stemmed from a Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ruling, which he said was based on his brother Eduardo's podcast remarks suggesting he leave if he lost the runoff. He was also prohibited from leaving Brazil. The request follows Sunday's election, where President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won a historic fourth term, defying polls. Jair Bolsonaro refused to accept defeat and said he would seek to annul the result.


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