Flavio Bolsonaro's US-bound jet paid from American bank account

The jet used by Flavio Bolsonaro to flee Brazil for the United States was paid for by an intermediary from a US bank account, the airline boss said Thursday. The conservative senator, who disputes his October 25 election loss, arrived in Florida on Wednesday. The 150,000-dollar payment was made to Argentine company Baires Fly, whose owner Luis Grande said he was hired by a broker he has known for a decade. Reports link the charter to a Trump adviser, though the White House has not commented. Bolsonaro entered Argentina before flying out. The escape follows the cancellation of Bolsonaro's passports amid a money-laundering probe. He has denounced alleged electoral fraud, denied by his own camp, and plans to lead opposition from exile. The affair strains US-Brazil relations, though Brasilia prefers a pragmatic response.