Police probe claims Flávio Bolsonaro fled after missing passport deadline
Briefing by News4U · First published
Brazilian federal police are checking claims that Senator Flávio Bolsonaro left for Argentina after he missed a Tuesday deadline to hand over his passports following Sunday's election loss to Lula.
Senator Flávio Bolsonaro has not been seen since Monday and missed a Tuesday-morning deadline to hand his passport to Brazil's federal police, The Guardian reported. The order followed his loss to incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Sunday's presidential runoff. [1] [2]
A Supreme Federal Court justice ordered him to surrender his passports in a money-laundering investigation. Euronews said he had agreed to deliver the documents on Tuesday morning, but that had apparently not happened. [1] [2]
Federal police sources said he had not passed through any official Brazilian border checkpoint in recent hours, while his campaign coordinator denied that he had left Brazil. Argentine outlet Infobae reported he reached Puerto Iguazú; allies have been unable to contact him. [1] [2]
Sources
- Flávio Bolsonaro rumoured to have fled Brazil after presidential election loss
The Guardian · · Full text
- Brazilian police probe claims Flávio Bolsonaro fled via Argentina after election defeat
Euronews World · · Full text