Brazil: defeated Flávio Bolsonaro ordered to surrender passports
Far-right senator banned from leaving country as supreme court ruling makes reference to money-laundering case The far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro was banned from leaving Brazil and ordered to surrender his passports just hours after his dramatic loss in the presidential election to the leftist president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The ruling was issued by supreme court justice Alexandre de…
Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has ordered Senator Flávio Bolsonaro to surrender his passports and banned him from leaving Brazil. According to The Guardian, the ruling, which makes reference to a money-laundering case, was issued hours after Bolsonaro's loss in the presidential election to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Flávio Bolsonaro, the 45-year-old son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, received 48.2 per cent of the vote, according to the South China Morning Post. France 24 reports that Lula da Silva overcame a 2.2 million vote deficit from the first round to achieve a 4.4 million vote victory. The Korea Times notes that Bolsonaro announced plans to request an annulment of the election following a chaotic extension of voting, and stated he intends to lead the opposition to the Lula da Silva government.
U.S. President Donald Trump described the Brazilian election as looking "rigged" and "corrupt" to reporters, according to the Buenos Aires Times. Trump, an ally of the Bolsonaro family, noted that the results looked terrible for the world, though he demurred when asked if he planned to take action regarding the outcome.
Brief written by urgent.news from The Guardian, South China Morning Post, Buenos Aires Times, France 24, The Korea Times — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
