Flávio Bolsonaro flees Brazil for the US after election loss

Flávio Bolsonaro fled Brazil and is en route to the United States, two days after losing the presidential runoff to Lula da Silva, with the Trump administration reportedly aware and planning to grant him asylum. The escape was confirmed by a US official and family allies, who said he is traveling with his wife and two daughters and is expected to enter via Florida. The Supreme Court had ordered his passport seized, and Federal Police canceled both his regular and diplomatic passports, but he had already left the country. The flight was motivated by fear of arrest, as he faces two criminal investigations for corruption, money laundering, and currency evasion. He reportedly traveled through Argentina, though the Argentine government and his campaign coordinator denied the escape, and his brother Eduardo mocked the reports.