US grants visa to Flavio Bolsonaro after Brazil election defeat

The United States will grant a visa to defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro, who reportedly fled to the US despite a court order banning his exit after losing Sunday's election to incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The US State Department confirmed Tuesday it would issue visas to Bolsonaro and his family, though it did not verify his travel plans. CNN and the Washington Post reported the 45-year-old senator arrived in the US Tuesday, but his location remains unknown. His Brazilian and diplomatic passports were canceled, though he holds Italian nationality since 2023. Bolsonaro faces corruption and money laundering investigations and lost parliamentary immunity with his defeat. President Lula called his flight "shameful," while Bolsonaro denied intending to leave and vowed to contest the election result. His father, jailed ex-leader Jair Bolsonaro, similarly fled Brazil after his 2022 loss.