Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro says court banned him from leaving country
RIO DE JANEIRO — Flavio Bolsonaro on Monday said a Supreme Court justice had banned him from leaving Brazil, one day after he lost the country's presidential election and refused to concede defeat. The right-wing senator received 48.2 percent of the vote compared to 51.8 percent for incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. "I was served with an order to hand over my passports and I am also banned…
Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro claimed on Monday that a Supreme Court justice has prohibited him from leaving the country following his loss in the presidential election. The right-wing senator received 48.2 percent of the vote, compared to incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's 51.8 percent. In a video posted to Instagram, Flavio Bolsonaro stated that he was served with an order to surrender his passports and is barred from leaving the nation.
He denounced what he perceived as an attempt to intimidate him. The senator is currently under investigation for alleged corruption and money laundering related to the financing of a documentary about his father. Flavio Bolsonaro maintains his innocence. He attributed the decision to seize his passport to a statement made by his brother, Eduardo Bolsonaro, who allegedly claimed that Flavio would have to leave Brazil if he lost the election.
Flavio Bolsonaro reiterated his intention to challenge the election results, citing an extension of voting as the basis for his claim.
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