Flávio Bolsonaro's team dropped election annulment bid before his US departure

Flávio Bolsonaro's legal team had already ruled out requesting the annulment of the 2026 elections before the senator fled to the United States, according to reports. He arrived in the U.S. on Tuesday, October 27, after leaving Brazil overnight on a chartered flight. Federal Police sources say Bolsonaro left to avoid a court order requiring him to surrender his passports, entering the U.S. with an Italian passport. The situation was reported to Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, with sources suspecting coordination by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, though no evidence was provided. The decision marks a reversal from Bolsonaro's Sunday statement contesting the election result, when he blamed Justice Cristiano Zanin for interference. He later shifted to calling for the annulment of President Lula's ticket over alleged electoral abuses and fake news dissemination.