Flavio Bolsonaro leaves Brazil as passports are cancelled
Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro has left Brazil for the United States, according to two sources close to him, after losing Sunday's presidential election to incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. He missed a Monday deadline set by the Supreme Court to surrender his passports in a money laundering probe, and police have since cancelled them. Bolsonaro denies wrongdoing in the probe. The US State Department says it will issue visas to him and his family. Argentina says it has no record of him entering its territory, and Brazilian police say no formal record shows he left the country.
Key facts
- Argentine authorities found no flight plan listing the Bolsonaro family after checking a private plane at Iguazu airport.
- Folha de S.Paulo reported the plane was scheduled to land in either Miami or Dallas.
- The Supreme Court had set the 24-hour passport deadline on 26 Oct.
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Why it matters
The departure of a defeated presidential candidate facing a money laundering probe raises questions about the case's next steps.
What changed
First published from Buenos Aires Times, Tagesschau, El País English, The Straits Times and SVT Nyheter