Flávio Bolsonaro flees to US after Brazil orders passport surrender

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Flávio Bolsonaro has fled Brazil for the United States after losing the presidential election to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, with two corruption investigations pending against him. The far-right leader departed Tuesday night, two days after his defeat, and arrived in Miami with his wife and two daughters. Brazilian authorities had ordered him to surrender his passport as part of ongoing judicial probes. Bolsonaro likely plans to meet his brother Eduardo in Florida, who had proposed seeking help from Donald Trump's government. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio reportedly orchestrated the secret exit, with the State Department confirming visas for the family.


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