US grants visa to Flavio Bolsonaro and family after Brazil election defeat

The United States will grant a visa to Flavio Bolsonaro and his family following his election defeat in Brazil, according to multiple news agencies, with Bolsonaro reportedly having left Brazil and traveled toward the US. The AP, Reuters, and AFP report the development citing a senior US State Department official, who has not confirmed Bolsonaro is en route to the US. Earlier Tuesday, media including CNN Brasil reported the senator left Brazil after losing Sunday's election to incumbent President Lula da Silva, who won 51.8 percent of the vote to Bolsonaro's 48.2 percent. Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, had been barred from leaving Brazil by the Supreme Court and ordered to surrender his passport amid an investigation into possible money laundering. His father, jailed for coup attempts after losing the 2022 election, had fled to Florida before returning and receiving a 27-year sentence.