Flavio Bolsonaro flees to Miami after losing Brazil's presidential election

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Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro and his family landed in Miami, Florida, on Wednesday after fleeing Brazil following his loss in Sunday's presidential election to incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The family was escorted from Opa-Locka Executive Airport in an SUV shortly after arriving on a private plane. Brazil's Supreme Court had ordered Bolsonaro to surrender his passports to prevent him from leaving before an investigation into embezzlement and money laundering charges. Bolsonaro crossed into Argentina on foot and flew via Ecuador to Miami, with visas issued by the US State Department. Analysts expect protection from President Donald Trump, who called the Bolsonaros "fine people," despite an extradition treaty between Brazil and the US.


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