Flávio Bolsonaro case: 10 key points from election loss to US flight

Brazilian far-right candidate Flávio Bolsonaro lost the presidential election to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva by over 4 million votes. Following the defeat, Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered Bolsonaro to surrender his passports and banned him from leaving the country. The restrictions stem from a Federal Police investigation into suspected money laundering, involving hundreds of millions of dollars and betting house schemes, plus alleged corruption in project financing. Bolsonaro circumvented the ban by crossing the Brazil-Argentina border by land, then flying to Ecuador and onward to Florida, where he reportedly intends to seek political asylum. The Trump administration signaled willingness to grant him entry, with Trump publicly defending Bolsonaro and questioning Brazil's electoral process. Brazil's government condemned the exit as a "deliberate flight from justice," while the STF opened a new inquiry into possible illegal foreign campaign financing. Bolsonaro denies fleeing, claiming judicial persecution.