Flavio Bolsonaro says he may run again for Brazilian presidency
Flavio Bolsonaro says he may run again for Brazilian presidency
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Flavio Bolsonaro says he may run again for Brazilian presidency
Brazil's defeated right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro posted a video message on social media late Friday to declare he had fled to the US because he was a victim of 'persecution'. Bolsonaro, who lost Sunday's election runoff to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, gave no details of how he left the country.
Comments come after Trump ally Flavio Bolsonaro fled to Miami in US and claimed, without evidence, that vote was stolen.
The Brazilian election results had barely been announced before the defeated presidential candidate, Flavio Bolsonaro, packed his bags and fled with his family to the United States. The move may have dealt a serious blow to the already tarnished family brand, but does it spell the end for “Bolsonarism”?
Brazilians are split over Flavio Bolsonaro fleeing to the US after refusing to concede the election to President Lula.
Flavio Bolsonaro claimed to be the ‘true president-elect’ of Brazil in his first statement since fleeing to the US.
Brazil's defeated far-right presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro insisted on Wednesday he is his country's rightful leader after arriving in the United States to start a self-imposed exile. Bolsonaro's defiance on fleeing to Florida signalled continued upheaval for Brazil, where leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won a dramatic run-off election on Sunday.
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.
The far-right ally of US President Donald Trump has fled to Miami with his wife and children.
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.
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.
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.
Brazil's defeated presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro and his immediate family landed in Miami, Florida on Wednesday after he refused to surrender his passports as ordered by his country's Supreme Court in connection with a money-laundering probe. The US State Department on Tuesday announced it had granted entry visas to the senator and his family. France 24's Kethevane Gorjestani explains.
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.
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.