US lawmakers demand answers on Flávio Bolsonaro's Miami entry

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US Democratic lawmakers are demanding explanations from the Trump administration regarding visas granted to Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro and his family, who arrived in Miami on October 28, 2026, amid judicial orders from Brazil's Supreme Court. Democrats accuse Secretary of State Marco Rubio of colluding with the Bolsonaro family to help the senator leave Brazil and avoid legal accountability, questioning why visas were granted while restrictions are imposed on refugees from crisis-hit nations like Haiti and Sudan. Flávio Bolsonaro traveled after Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered his passport seized over financial crime investigations, which he denies. The controversy comes less than a week before US legislative elections on November 3, 2026, with Democrats using the case to highlight immigration policy contradictions.


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