Flávio Bolsonaro vanishes after missing passport deadline in Brazil

theguardian.com —

Far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro has disappeared after missing a Tuesday deadline to surrender his passport to Brazilian federal police, fueling speculation he fled the country following Sunday's presidential election loss to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. A supreme court justice cancelled his passport minutes after the result in a criminal case involving an alleged £680m money-laundering scheme. Reports suggest he crossed into Argentina on foot Monday night, planning a private jet to the US, though the plane never departed and his whereabouts remain unconfirmed. Bolsonaro, who has not conceded defeat, denied plans to leave in a Monday video. His disappearance adds uncertainty to the far-right's future, with his father Jair under house arrest for coup attempts and brother Eduardo in US exile, potentially triggering a power shift within the movement.


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