Bolsonaro's escape jet was paid for from a US bank account

The head of the Argentine airline that flew Flávio Bolsonaro to Florida says a broker based in the United States hired him. The broker paid US$150,000 from a US bank account, he said.

The airline chief says he does not know the broker's client. Other reports say the plane was chartered by Jason Miller, an adviser to Donald Trump; the White House has not commented.

Bolsonaro entered Argentina by land and boarded a private plane in Puerto Iguazu, but how he reached the border is still unknown.

Trump called Brazil's election a disgrace to the Brazilian people. Brasília says it will avoid a dispute with Washington and react with restraint.