Flavio Bolsonaro lands in Miami after losing Brazil’s presidential election
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Summary
Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro and his family arrived in Miami after he lost Brazil’s presidential election to incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. They received U.S. entry visas after Bolsonaro declined to surrender his passports under a Brazilian Supreme Court order tied to a money-laundering investigation; he denies wrongdoing.Key Facts
- Bolsonaro lost Sunday’s presidential election to incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
- Bolsonaro and his family landed in Miami, Florida.
- The U.S. government granted the family entry visas.
- A Brazilian Supreme Court order required Bolsonaro to surrender his passports.
- The order was connected to a money-laundering investigation, and Bolsonaro denies wrongdoing.
- Argentina’s migration authority said the family traveled from Brazil to Argentina, then Ecuador, before continuing to Miami.
- The family entered northern Argentina late Tuesday and then boarded a private jet to Guayaquil, Ecuador.
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