Flavio Bolsonaro headed to the US after losing Brazil election, sources say
SAO PAULO, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro has left the country for the United States after losing Sunday's presidential election and refusing to comply with a Supreme Court order to hand over his passports, two sources said.
Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro has left the country for the United States after losing the presidential election and refusing to comply with a Supreme Court order to surrender his passports. The move is expected to further strain relations between Brazil and the United States, with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva accusing Washington of colluding with the Bolsonaros to regain power.
Flavio Bolsonaro's departure comes after his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, also fled to the US following his 2022 election loss, where he was later sentenced to 27 years for plotting a coup.
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