Flávio Bolsonaro leaves Brazil despite a court ban and the US will grant him a visa
Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, defeated on Sunday by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the presidential runoff, left Brazil with his wife and two daughters despite a Supreme Federal Court order barring him from leaving the country, and the US State Department confirmed it will grant them visas. According to the newspaper O Globo, he arrived in Miami on Tuesday night.
Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, who lost the presidential runoff to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, departed Brazil with his family despite a court order prohibiting his departure. The US State Department has granted the Bolsonaro family visas, although the specific type remains unspecified. Brazilian media reported that Flávio Bolsonaro arrived in Miami on Tuesday night.
His brother, Eduardo Bolsonaro, who resides in Florida, faces an outstanding arrest warrant in Brazil following his conviction for coercion in a case against their father. Flávio Bolsonaro had been ordered by Judge Alexandre de Moraes to surrender his passports as part of an investigation into money laundering through online betting companies.
However, the deadline to do so expired on Tuesday, and the Federal Police subsequently canceled his passports. Argentina's National Migration Directorate inspected a private plane at Iguazú airport but confirmed that the Bolsonaro family had not submitted any flight plans. Lula, upon learning of his brother's departure, expressed disappointment, stating that Flávio could have remained in Brazil to refute the allegations against him.
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