Trump says Flávio Bolsonaro can stay in US 'as long as he wants'
US President Donald Trump said Saturday that Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro may stay in the United States "as long as he wants," but stated he has no plans to meet with him. Trump made the remarks to reporters at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida. Flávio fled Brazil this week after his electoral defeat to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, with his passport included in a seizure request by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the American government was not directly involved in Flávio's departure. Trump raised unsubstantiated suspicions about the Brazilian election, calling it "very shameful" for the country, despite the official result being confirmed by the Superior Electoral Court and recognized by Flávio's own party.