Flávio Bolsonaro and family flee Brazil, land in Miami after election loss

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Defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro and his family landed in Miami on Wednesday after fleeing Brazil, following his refusal to concede the election to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro, a senator under investigation for corruption and money laundering, crossed into Argentina with his wife and two daughters before boarding a charter flight to Ecuador and then the U.S., which granted visas on Monday. He faces a Supreme Court order to surrender his passports. The move follows his father Jair Bolsonaro’s similar flight to Florida after losing the 2022 election, and is likely to strain relations between Brazil and Argentine President Javier Milei. Lula called the departure shameful, while President Trump defended Bolsonaro.


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