Flavio Bolsonaro posts video, says he fled Brazil due to ‘persecution’
Summary
Flavio Bolsonaro said he fled Brazil for the United States because he faced persecution. He said Brazilian police told him his passports were being revoked as part of a money-laundering investigation, but he gave no details about how he left the country. Brazil summoned Argentina’s representative after Bolsonaro traveled through Argentina on his way to Florida.Key Facts
- Bolsonaro lost Brazil’s presidential runoff to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Sunday, according to the article.
- He said he and his wife secretly decided to leave Brazil and arrived in Florida on Wednesday.
- Bolsonaro said police informed him that his passports were being revoked as part of a money-laundering investigation.
- He alleged that Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes made false accusations against him.
- Bolsonaro suggested there were irregularities in the election but provided no details or evidence in the account.
- Brazil’s foreign ministry asked Argentina for an explanation after Bolsonaro passed through the country.
- Argentine President Javier Milei backed Bolsonaro in the election and had not acknowledged Lula’s victory, the article reported.
- Bolsonaro’s father, former president Jair Bolsonaro, is under house arrest and is serving a 27-year sentence for attempting a coup, according to the article.
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