Flávio Bolsonaro keeps R$46,000 salary after fleeing to US
Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro can continue receiving his monthly salary of R$46,366.19 after fleeing to the United States, despite violating a Supreme Federal Court order prohibiting him from leaving the country. The senator left Brazil after Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered him to surrender his passports to federal police amid a money laundering investigation. Senate rules do not automatically suspend pay for leaving the country, though deductions may apply for unjustified absences from deliberative sessions. Congresswoman Sâmia Bomfim has requested the Senate board investigate possible abandonment of office, seeking salary suspension and mandate loss. Prolonged absence could trigger constitutional penalties, including mandate revocation if the senator misses one-third of ordinary sessions.