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A plane carrying Brazil's defeated presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro stopped briefly in Ecuador on Wednesday before flying on to an unknown destination. The US State department said it would welcome Bolsonaro after his defeat to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and amid legal troubles.
Flavio Bolsonaro, who lost Brazil's runoff election to incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Sunday, boarded a flight to Ecuador after arriving in Argentina on Tuesday night, October 27. He is expected to land in Miami, as the US State Department said it would issue visas to him and his family. France 24's correspondent in Rio de Janeiro Tim Vickery reports the latest.
Defeated right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro was on his way to Ecuador after fleeing Brazil, Argentina's government said on Wednesday, October 28. The 45-year-old senator and his family were granted United States visas the day before by the Trump administration. France 24's correspondent in Washington Fraser Jackson reports the latest.
Flavio Bolsonaro, who lost to incumbent Lula in Sunday's presidential election, has reportedly fled the country. Bolsonaro, who is facing multiple corruption probes, has refused to concede.
President Lula da Silva criticised Flavio Bolsonaro for leaving Brazil amid reports he was headed to the US.
News comes one day after Brazil's Supreme Court ordered Bolsonaro to hand over his passports in money-laundering probe.
Flavio Bolsonaro is on the way to the US, according to reports citing people close to the senator. The US State Department said it will issue visas to the senator and his family.
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.
Brazilian former presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro travelled to Argentina before flying to Ecuador, Argentina's government said Wednesday, days after his election defeat to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. He is en route to the US where allegedly he will seek asylum following his passports being nullified after failure to comply with a Supreme Court order in a money-laundering probe.
Flavio Bolsonaro posted a video on social media saying police ordered him to surrender his passports
Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro said on Monday that a Supreme Court justice had barred him from leaving the country after he narrowly lost to incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro, who refused to concede defeat, denounced the order as intimidation and vowed to challenge the election results.
Lula won over Flávio Bolsonaro and is the first politician in Brazil to win the shooting after being second in the first round.
Against all odds, Lula was taken over as head of Brazil, after winning the presidential election against his far right rival Flavio Bolsonaro. A historic victory for Labour but fragile as its fourth (non-consecutive) term looks difficult because it will have to deal with a majority Conservative parliament.
In Brazil, Lula won well against Flavio Bolsonaro, with 51.8% of the vote against 48.2% for the senator. A surprise, as the polls placed the far right candidate slightly ahead of the outgoing president for the second round of the presidential election.
Brazilian President Lula secured a surprise win over far-right challenger Flavio Bolsonaro, whose party recognizes Lula's election victory.
Brazil's leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was re-elected against all expectations on Sunday (October 25), but his conservative rival Flavio Bolsonaro refused to accept the loss and said he would seek to have the vote annulled. FRANCE 24's Jan Onoszko tells us more.
Re-elected on Sunday against far-right candidate Flavio Bolsonaro, Brazilian President Lula foiled the prognosis. Beyond Brazil, his victory is a setback for Donald Trump and preserves a counterweight in Latin America, particularly on climate and digital regulation.
Lula defeated on Sunday (October 25) Flavio Bolsonaro in Brazil’s presidential election. But rather than conceding, Bolsonaro called for the result to be annulled. As the US midterms approach, the result raises questions about Trump’s influence and how his political allies respond when voters reject them. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor, Douglas Herbert, gives us his analysis.
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won an unprecedented fourth term in a tight runoff against Flavio Bolsonaro on Sunday (October 25). The far-right candidate and son of former President Jair Bolsonaro has refused to accept the results and said he would seek to annul the vote.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, nearly 81 years old, clinched a fourth term in a tight runoff against Flavio Bolsonaro on Sunday (October 26). The leftist leader won 51.7% of the vote, compared to 48.2% for the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, official results showed. Bolsonaro has refused to accept the loss and said he would seek to annul the vote.
