Flávio Bolsonaro lands in Miami after Brazil election defeat

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Brazilian senator and presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro landed Wednesday at an airport in the Miami area, defying a preventive court measure that barred him from leaving Brazil. He arrived on a private aircraft from Guayaquil, Ecuador, at 09:25 local time. The 45-year-old politician lost Sunday's presidential runoff to incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. He had announced he would challenge the result and lead the opposition. Bolsonaro left Brazil through Argentina with his wife and two daughters, after authorities canceled his passports for failing to surrender them as ordered. Bolsonaro faces two ongoing investigations, including alleged money laundering, though he has not been charged. His brother Eduardo, a convicted felon, lives in the U.S. The State Department had said it would grant visas to him and his family.


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