Flavio Bolsonaro says in livestream he left Brazil due to 'persecution'
In an Instagram livestream, the defeated Brazilian conservative presidential candidate says he and his wife fled to the United States "without anyone knowing".
Former Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro has revealed in an Instagram livestream that he fled Brazil due to persecution. The 45-year-old, who lost the recent election runoff to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, secretly left the country on Tuesday and arrived in Florida on a private jet on Wednesday. Bolsonaro stated that his persecution began when his Brazilian passports were canceled as part of a money-laundering investigation.
During the livestream, he expressed his belief that his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, was facing similar persecution. Bolsonaro also claimed that there were irregularities in the runoff and predicted that the economy would "go bust" under Lula's leadership. He is considering running for president again before the next national election in 2030. US and Argentine Presidents have been called upon to address their roles in Bolsonaro's escape.
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- Bolsonaro’s party head says nobody knew he would leave Brazil buenosairesherald.com
- Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro isolated, ridiculed after self-exile gulfnews.com
- ‘Persecution began sooner than I imagined’: Flavio Bolsonaro's message after fleeing Brazil hindustantimes.com
- Bolsonaro says he left Brazil because he is the victim of ‘persecution’ freemalaysiatoday.com
- In US, Flavio Bolsonaro claims he did not run from Brazil — he ‘left for Brazil’ malaymail.com
- Brazil claims it questioned Argentina over Bolsonaro's escape, Buenos Aires denies it euronews.com
