How did Bolsonaro flee Brazil? Questions mount over Trump and Milei’s involvement
BRASÍLIA, Oct 31 — US President Donald Trump and Argentina’s Javier Milei faced mounting pressure Fri...
Bolsonaro, the 45-year-old Brazilian senator, fled his country after losing a presidential election to incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro had his passports cancelled due to an ongoing investigation into him on suspicion of money-laundering. He escaped to Florida via Argentina and Ecuador, landing there on Wednesday. He declared himself the rightful "leader" of Brazil.
The US President Donald Trump and Argentina’s Javier Milei faced pressure to explain their countries' involvement in helping Bolsonaro flee. Bolsonaro thanked Milei and Trump in his first statement after fleeing. Milei has not recognized Lula’s election victory, and Trump called the poll a "disgrace" and "very strange." However, global leaders recognized Lula’s victory.
The White House has not commented on the matter, and it remains unclear who helped Bolsonaro leave Brazil.
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- Trump and Milei under pressure to explain role in Flavio Bolsonaro’s dramatic escape to US scmp.com
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