The Canada Brief

World · 6 d ago

Senator Flávio Bolsonaro in an interview

Agência Senado · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Flávio Bolsonaro arrives in Florida after fleeing Brazil, his passports cancelled

Brazil's Supreme Court ordered the defeated presidential candidate to surrender his passports within 24 hours in an investigation into alleged money laundering, which he denies. A police source says they were cancelled after he failed to comply.

What we know

  • Arrived near Miami on Wednesday
  • US granted visas to him and family

Not yet

  • His intentions
  • Whether he will return to Brazil

Bolsonaro landed Wednesday at Opa-locka airport near Miami with family members, after travelling through Argentina and Ecuador. The Trump administration granted visas to him and his relatives.

Lula

51.79%

Bolsonaro

48.21%

Lula beat Bolsonaro 51.79 per cent to 48.21 per cent in Sunday's run-off. Bolsonaro initially refused to accept the result and said he would seek its annulment, though his party said Monday it accepts it.

Lula said Tuesday that a flight from Brazil would be shameful. The Supreme Court has also ordered police to investigate his campaign over alleged foreign funding.