Brazil's Bolsonaro says he fled to US due to 'persecution'

Brazilian senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the defeated right-wing presidential candidate, posted a video Friday saying he fled to the United States due to "persecution" after losing Sunday's runoff to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro secretly left Brazil on Tuesday and arrived in Florida on Wednesday via Argentina and Ecuador, following the cancellation of his passports amid a money laundering investigation. He recounted police informing him of the revocation during a visit to his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is under house arrest. Brazil has summoned Argentina's representative over the escape, straining relations between the two countries. Bolsonaro alleged election irregularities without evidence, predicted economic collapse under Lula, and said he would run for president again before 2030.