Flávio Bolsonaro rumoured to have fled Brazil after presidential election loss
Authorities demanded he hand over his passport after loss to Lula but far-right senator remains unaccounted for The far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro has not been seen since Monday and missed a Tuesday-morning deadline to hand his passport to the federal police, fuelling rumours that he may have fled Brazil after losing Sunday’s presidential election. A supreme court justice cancelled…
Far-right Senator Flávio Bolsonaro has not been seen since Monday and missed a Tuesday morning deadline to surrender his passport to federal police. The Supreme Court cancelled the senator's passport following Sunday's presidential election loss to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, in a ruling related to a criminal case. New Voice of Ukraine reports the order to surrender the documents is part of an investigation into possible money laundering.
The Senator's disappearance has fueled rumors that he may have fled Brazil. MercoPress reports that Brazil’s Federal Police are checking with Argentine authorities to see if Bolsonaro left the country via the Argentine border, though both his campaign and the Argentine government deny he has left Brazil.
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