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  "id": 16680772,
  "title": "Brazil’s Flavio Bolsonaro says court banned him from leaving country",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/brazils-flavio-bolsonaro-says-court-banned-him-from-leaving-country-16680772",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T23:44:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/10/27/brazil-s-flavio-bolsonaro-says-court-banned-him-from-leaving-country"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, claims a Supreme Court justice has prohibited him from leaving the country following his loss in the recent presidential election. The right-wing senator, who secured 48.2% of the vote compared to incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's 51.8%, was recently served with an order to surrender his passports. In a video posted to Instagram, Flavio denounced what he described as an attempt to intimidate him. He maintains his innocence regarding allegations of corruption and money laundering tied to financing a biopic about his father. The 45-year-old senator asserts that his brother, Eduardo Bolsonaro, never suggested Flavio should leave Brazil if he lost the election. Flavio vows to challenge the election results, alleging that extended voting hours on Sunday favored Lula. He also promises to lead the opposition against Lula's administration.",
  "summary": "The son of jailed ex-leader Jair Bolsonaro denounced a clear attempt to intimidate him after losing the presidential election and refusing to concede defeat.",
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        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Incumbent Lula is declared winner of Brazil's election as Bolsonaro rejects results",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/incumbent-lula-is-declared-winner-of-brazils-election-as-bolsonaro",
        "published": "2026-10-26T13:19:24.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro Says Court Banned Him From Leaving Country",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/brazils-flavio-bolsonaro-says-court-banned-him-from-leaving-country",
        "published": "2026-10-26T20:20:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "World : Brazil’s Defeated Presidential Candidate Says Court Barred Him From Leaving Country",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/world-brazila-s-defeated-presidential-candidate-says-court-barred-him",
        "published": "2026-10-26T23:22:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Bolsonaro says police demand passports after Brazil election defeat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/bolsonaro-says-police-demand-passports-after-brazil-election-defeat",
        "published": "2026-10-26T23:53:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Flavio Bolsonaro vows to lead opposition after Brazil court imposes travel ban",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/flavio-bolsonaro-vows-to-lead-opposition-after-brazil-court-imposes",
        "published": "2026-10-26T23:56:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Brazil's defeated presidential candidate says court barred him from leaving country",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/brazils-defeated-presidential-candidate-says-court-barred-him-from",
        "published": "2026-10-27T00:43:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro says court banned him from leaving country",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/brazils-flavio-bolsonaro-says-court-banned-him-from-leaving-country",
        "published": "2026-10-27T02:17:02.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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