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  "id": 16692020,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T02:17:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261027/brazils-flavio-bolsonaro-says-court-banned-him-from-leaving-country"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro claimed on Monday that a Supreme Court justice has prohibited him from leaving the country following his loss in the presidential election. The right-wing senator received 48.2 percent of the vote, compared to incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's 51.8 percent. In a video posted to Instagram, Flavio Bolsonaro stated that he was served with an order to surrender his passports and is barred from leaving the nation. He denounced what he perceived as an attempt to intimidate him. The senator is currently under investigation for alleged corruption and money laundering related to the financing of a documentary about his father. Flavio Bolsonaro maintains his innocence. He attributed the decision to seize his passport to a statement made by his brother, Eduardo Bolsonaro, who allegedly claimed that Flavio would have to leave Brazil if he lost the election. Flavio Bolsonaro reiterated his intention to challenge the election results, citing an extension of voting as the basis for his claim.",
  "summary": "RIO DE JANEIRO — Flavio Bolsonaro on Monday said a Supreme Court justice had banned him from leaving Brazil, one day after he lost the country's presidential election and refused to concede defeat. The right-wing senator received 48.2 percent of the vote compared to 51.8 percent for incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. \"I was served with an order to hand over my passports and I am also banned…",
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        "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"
      },
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        "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"
      },
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "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-16678611",
        "published": "2026-10-26T23:44:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
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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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