Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro surrenders passports after court travel ban

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Brazilian senator Flavio Bolsonaro, who lost Sunday's presidential election to incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, said a Supreme Court justice banned him from leaving the country and ordered him to hand over his passports, calling it an intimidation attempt. Bolsonaro, who took 48.2 percent of the vote against Lula's 51.8 percent, said the measure stems from a statement by his brother Eduardo about him leaving Brazil if defeated, which he denies. He faces an investigation over alleged corruption and money laundering. The defeated candidate reiterated plans to seek annulment of the election, citing extended voting hours he had requested, and vowed to organize opposition to Lula's government.


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