Bolsonaro's party recognizes Brazil election result. But he hasn't conceded
Brazil's Liberal Party, the party behind presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro, on Monday recognized the election results leading to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's victory, even though the far-right leader has not conceded. Party president Valdemar Costa Neto said in a statement posted on the social platform X that the party recognizes the election results but...
Brazil’s Federal Police are investigating whether Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, defeated in the recent presidential runoff, left the country via Argentina after failing to hand over his passports as ordered by the Supreme Federal Court. Argentine newspaper Infobae reported that Bolsonaro entered Argentina at Puerto Iguazú around 2 a.m. on Monday using his national identity card, and was reportedly planning to continue to the United States on a private plane.
However, both Bolsonaro’s campaign and the Argentine government deny that he has left the country. The Supreme Court ordered Bolsonaro to surrender his passports within 24 hours and barred him from leaving the country. Federal Police have not confirmed that Bolsonaro passed through any official Brazilian border checkpoint.
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