Federal Police suspect lawyer's jet used in Flávio Bolsonaro's escape to US

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Brazilian Federal Police suspect a jet owned by lawyer Willer Tomaz may have been used in the escape of defeated presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro to the United States. Tomaz is under investigation alongside Bolsonaro for suspected money laundering and currency evasion. The Cessna 560XL Citation Excel departed Brasília at 5:05 a.m. on Tuesday and landed in San Fernando, near Buenos Aires, Argentina, according to flight tracking data. The aircraft left a hangar hours before Bolsonaro's deadline to surrender his passport, and police believe Argentina was a transit point before a flight to the U.S. The U.S. State Department confirmed visas will be granted to Bolsonaro and his family. Tomaz entered the U.S. on August 25 without an exit record. The investigation stems from a separate probe into money laundering through betting platforms.


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