US to grant visa to Flávio Bolsonaro after Brazil election flight
The United States will issue visas to Flávio Bolsonaro and his family after he fled Brazil following his election defeat to incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a senior State Department official confirmed. Senator Bolsonaro, 45, lost Sunday's election but has refused to accept the result, vowing a legal challenge while his party and allies conceded. He was ordered to surrender his passports but failed to comply, with local sources reporting he fled, possibly via Argentina, before the US visa announcement. Bolsonaro faces legal scrutiny in Brazil, including a corruption probe, and his departure threatens to deepen US-Brazil tensions. President Donald Trump, an ally, claimed the election "looked rigged," while Lula's party has filed for a preventative detention order and requested an INTERPOL red notice.