Flavio Bolsonaro lands in US, declares himself 'leader' of Brazil
Flavio Bolsonaro declared himself the rightful leader of his country despite losing the presidential election runoff on Sunday. He and his family have fled to the US.
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Flavio Bolsonaro declared himself the rightful leader of his country despite losing the presidential election runoff on Sunday. He and his family have fled to the US.
United Nations Senator Flávio Bolsonaro declared himself "President-elect of Brazil" on October 28 in an open letter he released on his social networks. However, minutes later, he retracted and named himself "leader of Brazil.
In our section 'In Context' we review the step by step of the departure of Flávio Bolsonaro from Brazil to the United States. The role of Donald Trump and Javier Milei are on the lookout for possible collaborations with the senator. Meanwhile, the Brazilian Justice keeps three cases open against the former presidential candidate who faced the re-elected president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Flavio followed the path of his brother Eduardo, against whom there is a conviction in Brazil, and travelled to the United States. United States.
The far-right ally of US President Donald Trump has fled to Miami with his wife and children.
The Argentine Government has refused to recognize the outcome of the elections in Brazil and has facilitated the departure of the senator and former ultra candidate to the United States
Brazil's defeated right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro arrived in Florida by private plane Wednesday after fleeing his country in defiance of a court order to surrender his passport. Bolsonaro, who lost a runoff election to incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Sunday, is under investigation in Brazil for alleged corruption and money laundering and, with his defeat, is set to lose parliamentary immunity. FRANCE 24's international affairs editor Kethevane Gorjestani explains.
The defeated Brazilian candidate claims to be the victim of a coup d’état and political persecution, recycling unsubstantiated allegations of “electoral fraud”.
Flavio Bolsonaro's clandestine escape to the United States bewildered Brazil and triggered a frantic search for his whereabouts. The Supreme Court had ordered the son of jailed ex-leader Jair Bolsonaro to forfeit his passports after his electoral loss on Sunday, amid fears he would leave the country due to ongoing investigations against him. But the defeated right-wing presidential candidate failed to hand them in, choosing instead to flee to the US via Argentina and Ecuador. FRANCE 24's Tim Vickery reports from Rio de Janeiro.
BBC Verify has pieced together defeated presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro's journey through Brazil, Argentina and Ecuador to reach Miami.
The BBC's Ione Wells unpacks Bolsonaro's journey to Miami after losing Brazil's presidential election and facing a passport surrender order.
A few days after his defeat, Brazil's senator and former presidential candidate, Flávio Bolsonaro, arrived in Miami with his wife and two daughters, despite the fact that the Justice had overturned the validity of his passports and denied having intended to leave the country. Bolsonaro is investigated in several cases for alleged money laundering and, more recently, for alleged American interference in his campaign.
A private jet that seems to transport Flavio Bolsonaro, fleeing to the United States after his defeat in the presidential election in Brazil, landed on Wednesday 28 October near Miami. The explanations of Matthieu Mabon, correspondent France 24 in Washington.
Flavio Bolsonaro's decision to join the United States two days after losing the presidential election against Lula is a blow to the reputation of the Bolsonaro family, already tainted by judicial investigations. But Brazil is not necessarily ready to turn the page of Bolsonarism.
Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro and his family arrived in Miami on Wednesday, where the United States government granted them entry visas after he refused to comply with a Brazilian Supreme Court order to surrender his passports. Bolsonaro lost Sunday's presidential election to leftist incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro and his family landed in Miami on Wednesday (October 28) after fleeing Brazil. The stunning move came after 48 hours in which Bolsonaro refused to concede to Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and then threatened to attempt to annul the election result. Details by FRANCE 24's correspondent Tim Vickery.
Defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro and his family landed in Florida early on Wednesday. Facing money laundering allegations, he fled just days after refusing to concede defeat to incumbent Lula.
Flavio Bolsonaro, Brazil’s defeated presidential candidate, landed in Florida after fleeing the country with his family.
Bolsonaro and his family have fled to the US amid a Brazilian Supreme Court order to surrender his passports.
The 45-year-old politician arrived in Florida City on a private aircraft, three days after his defeat in the Brazilian presidential elections and to ensure that his passport was required.
The senator publishes from the United States a long text in which he thanks Donald Trump and Javier Milei for the help they gave him to escape his country