US to Issue Visas for Flávio Bolsonaro and Family

The United States will issue visas to Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro and his family, a State Department official announced Tuesday, following his departure from Brazil despite a judicial ban. The announcement does not confirm he has been granted political asylum. The unnamed senior official said the group "will receive their respective visas" and "will be allowed to enter the United States," but did not specify visa types, duration of stay, or when they would be issued. The senator reportedly landed in Florida, though officials did not confirm his arrival, and political asylum was not officially granted or requested. Flávio left Brazil after a Supreme Court judge ordered him to surrender his travel documents amid investigations into alleged money laundering and currency evasion. His brother Eduardo, who lives in Texas, had previously advocated for Flávio to leave the country if he lost the presidential election.