Trump says he approves of Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro coming to U.S. following election loss
Bolsonaro left Brazil for the U.S. with a senior State Department official saying it would grant entry visas to him and his family, Reuters reported.
President Donald Trump stated on Wednesday that he approves of Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro traveling to the United States following the loss of the presidential election on Sunday. Speaking to reporters at Joint Base Andrews, Trump noted he had heard Bolsonaro was in Argentina.
According to Reuters, a senior US State Department official said the United States would grant entry visas to Bolsonaro and his family. Bolsonaro has left Brazil for the United States.
In the presidential runoff election held on Sunday, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won the presidency for the fourth time. Lula secured more than 64 million votes, while Bolsonaro received just under 60 million votes, resulting in a margin of nearly 4%. During the first round of elections on October 4, Bolsonaro had led with 47.03% of the vote, compared to Lula's 45.16%.
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