US grants visa to Flavio Bolsonaro after Brazil election defeat, Lula calls it 'shameful'

The United States will grant a visa to Brazilian senator Flavio Bolsonaro and his family after he fled Brazil following his presidential election defeat, a move President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called "shameful." Bolsonaro left the country despite a court order to surrender his passports, which were annulled Tuesday, though he holds Italian nationality since 2023. He faces investigations into alleged corruption and money laundering linked to a film about his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro. Lula mocked his rival during his 81st birthday celebration, saying Bolsonaro's "first homeland is licking the boots of the United States." Flavio's brother Eduardo, based in the US, had suggested the escape plan, while President Donald Trump has denied election fraud claims without evidence.