Brazil cancels Flavio Bolsonaro passports as US offers visas
Brazil cancelled Flavio Bolsonaro's passports after he missed a court order to hand them in, the BBC, CBS News, and ABC Australia report. A US official said visas for him and his family will be granted. He denies money claims and has not been charged, and outlets disagree on whether he reached Florida or headed to Ecuador.
Brazil cancelled Flavio Bolsonaro's passports after the defeated presidential candidate missed a Supreme Court deadline to hand them over, according to the BBC, CBS News, and ABC Australia. A senior US official said the State Department will issue visas to Bolsonaro and his family. He lost Sunday's runoff to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and has not conceded.
The Supreme Court ordered him to surrender his passports amid a money-laundering investigation. He has denied the allegations and has not been charged. His passports were cancelled on Tuesday after the deadline passed, the BBC said. The order came as other Brazilian right-wing figures were adjusting to Lula's win.
Reports diverge on where he went next. BBC sources said he arrived in the United States and met his brother Eduardo in Florida, though the exact route was unclear. CBS cited Argentina's migration directorate as saying Bolsonaro, his wife, and two daughters crossed into Argentina Tuesday night and boarded a private flight toward Guayaquil, Ecuador. ABC Australia said he fled after the passport move and that an Argentine paper reported a possible Iguazu border crossing.
Bolsonaro is a Trump ally who spent years in the Senate before the race. His location and any future warrants remain unsettled as Brazilian authorities pursue the passport order and the separate money probe. US entry would depend on the visas the State Department said it will grant.
What we know: Brazil cancelled his passports after a missed court deadline, and the US said it will grant him and his family visas. He denies money-laundering claims and is not charged.
What we don't: His confirmed location after leaving Brazil, and whether any charges or extradition steps will follow.
Where outlets agree The BBC, CBS News, and ABC Australia report Brazil cancelled Flavio Bolsonaro's passports after a missed Supreme Court deadline and that the US will grant him and his family visas.
Where they differ BBC sources say he reached the US and met his brother in Florida, while CBS cites Argentina saying the family was heading to Ecuador after crossing from Brazil.
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