Rubio says US not directly involved in Flávio Bolsonaro's flight from Brazil
President Donald Trump says Flávio Bolsonaro can stay in the United States "as long as he wants," but top US diplomat says Washington wasn't involved in his exit from Brazil. Leer más
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated on Saturday that Washington did not directly involve itself in the arrangements for Flávio Bolsonaro to leave Brazil following his election loss. President Donald Trump, however, mentioned that Bolsonaro could remain in the United States as long as he desired. Flávio Bolsonaro, who lost the presidential runoff on Sunday, arrived in the US with his family on Wednesday after a court ordered his passports to be seized as part of various investigations.
He had previously held a visa, and the US president permitted his entry. During a press conference in Atlanta, Rubio confirmed that the US government played no direct role in the Bolsonaro family's departure from Brazil. The plane used to transport the Bolsonaro family to the US was reportedly chartered by Jason Miller, a Trump adviser, from a US bank account, according to an airline spokesperson.
The White House has not commented on the flight, but Trump has criticized the Brazilian election, while Trump's criticism of the election's fairness echoes claims by the Bolsonaro family.
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