Flávio Bolsonaro flees Brazil, lands in Florida

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Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, the defeated presidential candidate, has reportedly arrived in Florida after fleeing Brazil, according to the Financial Times. He landed on Tuesday evening and met with his brother Eduardo Bolsonaro, who lives in self-imposed exile in the US. His departure came less than 24 hours after Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes canceled his Brazilian and Italian passports amid ongoing criminal investigations. The order followed his failure to surrender the travel documents by Tuesday morning, with allies unable to contact him. The move likely strains Brazil-US relations, as the Trump administration, which has not recognized Lula's victory, said it would grant the politician a visa. Flávio's wife and two daughters also left Brazil, and Trump repeated unsubstantiated claims of election fraud.


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