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Flavio Bolsonaro posts video, says he fled Brazil due to ‘persecution’

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.

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Flavio Bolsonaro claims he is Brazil's true leader after fleeing to 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.

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Bolsonaro's escape to the US: How it happened

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.

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Bolsonaro flees Brazil for US after election defeat

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.

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By fleeing Brazil, did Flavio Bolsonaro condemn Bolsonarism?

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.

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Defeated presidential candidate Bolsonaro lands in Miami after fleeing Brazil

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.

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US grants visa to defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro

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.

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Defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro lands in Miami

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.

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