US to grant visa to Brazil's Bolsonaro after passport cancellation

The United States will grant a visa to Brazilian right-wing presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro after Brazilian police cancelled his passports for failing to surrender them amid a money laundering investigation. A senior US State Department official confirmed the decision to the BBC. Bolsonaro, who lost Sunday's runoff election to incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, was ordered by Brazil's Supreme Court to hand over his passports within 24 hours. He had said he would stay in Brazil to lead opposition, but his failure to comply has sparked speculation he may have fled, with media reports suggesting he went to the US. The 45-year-old senator faces investigations into alleged money laundering and foreign campaign financing. He has not conceded defeat, disputing the election result and calling for its annulment, while his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, remains under house arrest for plotting a coup.