Flávio Bolsonaro arrives in Miami after leaving Brazil post-election loss
Briefing by News4U · First published
Defeated candidate Flávio Bolsonaro reached Miami with his family after refusing to concede and leaving Brazil via Argentina and Ecuador.
Flávio Bolsonaro and his family arrived in Miami on Wednesday after leaving Brazil following his loss in Sunday’s presidential election to incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. [1] [2]
Bolsonaro, under investigation for corruption, money laundering and tax evasion, had been ordered to surrender his passports; he used an Italian passport to cross into Argentina before flying via Ecuador. [1]
He called himself the victim of electoral fraud and political persecution, while Lula described his departure as “shameful.” [1] [3]
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