The Gaucho James Bond and Bolsonaro’s escape
The Flávio story could read like a thriller, if it wasn’t pathetic in a cartoonish kind of way. It is also a tale of our times, in which politics is increasingly becoming an extreme sport where the returns of ill-gotten gains can be enormous, while the risks to everyone involved generally include prison. Leer más
After Flávio Bolsonaro's defeat in Brazil's run-off election, he was barred from leaving the country and forced to surrender his passport by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes. The ruling was connected to a money-laundering case against his father, Jair Bolsonaro, who had recently lost the second-round to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Despite being ordered to stay in Brazil, Flávio managed to cross the border to Argentina. An operation led by controversial political advisor Santiago Caputo and cleared by President Javier Milei saw him board a private jet to Miami, traveling via Ecuador to avoid Brazilian airspace. This tale of political intrigue and escape resembles a thriller, but it also highlights the increasingly extreme nature of politics in Latin America, where the pursuit of power often comes with significant risks.
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