Trump approved Senator Flavio Bolsonaro's US entry despite court order, CNN says

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President Donald Trump personally approved Senator Flavio Bolsonaro's entry into the United States, according to CNN, despite the U.S. government knowing about a Brazilian Supreme Court order restricting his travel. The authorization came as U.S. officials had known since Monday about Justice Alexandre de Moraes' decision requiring Bolsonaro to surrender his passports and prohibiting him from leaving Brazil. CNN reported that American authorities still guaranteed the senator entry, though it's unclear if Trump was personally informed of the court order. Bolsonaro arrived in the U.S. on Tuesday with his wife and two daughters, reportedly heading to Miami, after failing to meet a deadline to surrender his passports. The Brazilian Federal Police subsequently canceled them amid investigations into alleged financial crimes, which Bolsonaro denies.


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