Judge orders Milei government to disclose details of Flávio Bolsonaro assistance

Federal judge María Eugenia Capuchetti has ordered a series of preliminary investigations to determine if President Javier Milei's administration provided assistance to and covered up Flávio Bolsonaro's escape from Brazil for Miami via Argentina. The inquiry is examining potential irregularities in immigration controls and the involvement of national government officials in facilitating the Brazilian politician's transit through Argentina.

Prosecutors at the Comodoro Py federal courthouse in Buenos Aires are consolidating complaints from opposition figures regarding the government's actions. The court is seeking reports from various public entities and investigating whether irregularities occurred at frontier controls and if government officials facilitated Bolsonaro's entry and departure from Iguazú Airport.

It is known that the National Immigration Authority cleared Bolsonaro and his family's entry with Brazilian documents. A presidential advisor, Santiago Caputo, is suspected of mounting a special guard, and members of the SIDE intelligence agency may have been involved. The Foreign Ministry under Pablo Quirno is asked to confirm if it has received alerts or requisites related to the judicial situation of Bolsonaro.

Cabinet Chief Diego Santilli previously stated that Bolsonaro's transit in Argentina was legal as there were no Interpol impediments. Capuchetti also requested detailed reports on control procedures and security camera footage from the ARCA tax bureau, Federal Police, Border Guard, and Aeropuertos Argentina to determine all of Bolsonaro's movements on Argentine soil.

The Perfil newspaper reported that the judge's file, stemming from denunciations by Partido Obrero leader Gabriel Solano and socialist deputy Esteban Paulón, was expanded with additional charges. The businessman who transported Bolsonaro's private jet to Miami revealed that the flight was arranged and paid for by an intermediary from a US bank account.

The White House has not commented on the matter, and the source of the 'broker' remains undisclosed, with the intermediary stating they do not know their client. Bolsonaro crossed the border from Brazil into Argentina by land on Tuesday night and departed from Puerto Iguazú shortly after. The method of his travel to the border remains unclear, with Argentine media reporting a van was used, but an aviation source claims he boarded a plane through a different entrance.