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

The United States has issued visas to Flavio Bolsonaro and family members after he lost Brazil's presidential election and feared arrest. A State Department official confirmed the move to The Washington Post. Bolsonaro lost Sunday's election to incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Brazil's Supreme Court had barred him from leaving the country due to criminal investigations into money laundering and corruption. He entered the U.S. Tuesday evening, sources said. Brazilian officials reportedly tried to warn the U.S. against admitting him. Lula called the departure shameful. Bolsonaro's brother Eduardo, sentenced to four years in prison, is also in the U.S. Their father Jair fled there after losing in 2022.