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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.
Conservative Senator Flavio Bolsonaro fled Brazil for the United States after his defeat in the presidential election, reported on Tuesday from American media, while Donald Trump's government announced that he would grant him a visa.
Brazilian conservative Senator Flávio Bolsonaro and his family fled to Ecuador from Argentina, after leaving Brazil following his defeat in the presidential election, said on Wednesday 28 October the Argentine authorities. The conservative candidate is targeted by several investigations for suspicions of corruption and money laundering related to the production of a film about his father in Brazil.
Two days after his defeat in the presidential election, ultraconservative Senator Flavio Bolsonaro fled Brazil through Argentina and Ecuador, after refusing to comply with a Supreme Court decision ordering him to hand over his passports. The US government will issue him a visa.
In Brazil, Lula's re-election as president was welcomed with relief by environmentalists, although he remains criticized for his support for oil exploration off the Amazon. After hosting COP30 in Belém in 2025, Lula maintains its goal of ending deforestation by 2030. But in a federal state, and without a majority in Congress, the Brazilian president will have limited room for manoeuvre.
Re-elected on Sunday, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is the champion of Amazon protection, where deforestation has recently fallen to its lowest level since 1988. But is he the best friend of the environment? The left-wing president allowed Brazil to record a record in oil production last year.
A bitter victory for Lula and Brazil: barely the re-election of the known Lula, the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange lost more than 17 points at the opening. The Brazilian real has also plunged and lost up to 10% of its value against the dollar, to a lower since December 2025. The former trade unionist's economic programme plans to invest more and more in Brazilian industry and for the poorest households, while the debt is exploding, at 82.5% of GDP.
Lula won a new fourth term as President of Brazil, upsetting the prognosis after a contested election. But electoral victory now opens another battle, that of compromises. Without a majority in Congress, the left-wing president will have to negotiate support and make concessions to carry out his program. Return to his election and decryption of the power relations that will affect this new mandate.
After his re-election as President of Brazil, Lula began a new term with several major issues on the agenda. How can we respond to insecurity, fight poverty and manage social networks? These projects test its ability to gather and translate its commitments into concrete measures. Decryption of the social, security and digital challenges facing the Brazilian President with Antoine Mariotti.
Lula's campaign team, Brazil's outgoing president and candidate for re-election, on Saturday accused Meta, the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, of "interference" by blocking its content. The Supreme Electoral Court gave Meta 48 hours – which says "respect electoral rules" – to answer these accusations.
Once again, the far right is thwarting the prognosis in Brazil. Flavio Bolsonaro turns in front of the outgoing president, Lula, in difficulty at the time of running for a fourth term. To talk about it, our guest: Lamia Oualalou, Latin American specialist, former correspondent in Brazil, author of "Jesus loves you! The evangelical leap" to the Cerf editions.
Once again, the far right is thwarting the prognosis in Brazil. Flavio Bolsonaro turns in front of the outgoing president, Lula, in difficulty at the time of running for a fourth term. To talk about it, our guest: Lamia Oualalou, Latin American specialist, former correspondent in Brazil, author of "Jesus loves you! The evangelical leap" to the Cerf editions.
At the top of the first round of the presidential elections in Brazil with 47% of the vote against 45% for Lula, Flavio Bolsonaro received support from three former rivals, Augusto Cury, Ronaldo Caiado and Romeu Zema, who together weigh more than 5% of the vote. The second round will take place on 25 October.
In Brazil, it's a surprise: Flavio Bolsonaro, ultra-conservative and son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, came out ahead of the first round of the presidential election this Sunday, with 47% of the vote against 45% for outgoing President Lula. The 45-year-old senator and the 80-year-old outgoing president will face for the second round on October 25. In an ultra-polarized country, everyone hopes to recover abstentionists and postponements.
Conservative Senator Flavio Bolsonaro created the surprise on Sunday in the first round of the presidential elections in Brazil, ahead of outgoing left-wing President Lula, whom he will face in the second round on October 25.
ultra-conservative Senator Flavio Bolsonaro thwarted the prognosis on Sunday by ahead of the outgoing left-wing president Lula in the first round of the presidential election. A Bolsonaro clan that also made a big deal in the parliamentary elections.
Our correspondent in Brazil is taking stock of the first round of the presidential election that saw Flavio Bolsonaro lie the polls and lead Lula.
Right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro and outgoing left-wing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will face each other in the second round of the presidential election in Brazil, announced on Sunday night the electoral authority, the first named having thwarted the prognosis by ahead of the current head of state.
Conservative Senator Flavio Bolsonaro created the surprise on Sunday in the first round of the presidential elections in Brazil, ahead of outgoing left-wing President Lula, whom he will face in the second round on October 25.
