Brazil's Top Court Seizes Defeated Candidate Flávio Bolsonaro's Passport

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Brazil's Supreme Court ordered police to seize the passport of defeated presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro and barred him from leaving the country, a day after he lost the election to Lula. The order stems from a criminal investigation into money laundering allegations, which he denies. Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes signed the order Monday, instructing police to take the senator's travel documents and keep him away from lawyer Willer Tomaz, a close friend accused of laundering over $1 billion. Federal Police reported Bolsonaro had access to bank accounts of a company Tomaz owns. Bolsonaro called the order "a clear attempt to intimidate me" and said he would comply, denying any business ties to Tomaz. He initially planned to annul the vote but later dropped that push, instead vowing to organize the opposition against Lula's 51.8% victory.


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