US grants visas to Flávio Bolsonaro and family after Brazil election loss

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The United States will issue visas to Flávio Bolsonaro and his family after the defeated Brazilian presidential candidate reportedly left Brazil amid a money-laundering probe, with his whereabouts unconfirmed. The announcement came Tuesday from a senior U.S. administration official. Bolsonaro, a conservative ally of President Donald Trump, lost Sunday's election to incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva by over four million votes and faces investigations into money laundering and tax evasion, which he denies. Brazil's Supreme Court ordered him to surrender his passports Monday, but Brazilian media reported he departed for the U.S. on Tuesday. Bolsonaro's brother Eduardo lives in Florida, and President Trump has baselessly claimed the election was rigged. Lula, celebrating his 81st birthday, said Bolsonaro could have stayed to prove the accusations false.


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