Flavio Bolsonaro Flees to US After Brazil Election Loss

letemps.ch (French) —

Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, who lost Sunday's presidential election, reportedly fled to the United States on Tuesday, according to CNN and the New York Times citing anonymous US officials. The 45-year-old son of former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro faces investigations for suspected corruption and money laundering. A US State Department official said Washington will issue visas to Flavio Bolsonaro and his family, though his presence in the US was not immediately confirmed. His passports had reportedly been cancelled, according to a police source. Flavio Bolsonaro was unexpectedly defeated by left-wing incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Sunday's runoff.


With a significance score of 2.4, this news ranks in the top 18% of today's 32427 analyzed articles.

Get summaries of news with significance over 5.5 (usually ~10 stories per week). Read by 10,000+ subscribers: