Donald Trump says Flavio Bolsonaro can stay in the United States as long as he wants
Flávio Bolsonaro fled Brazil on Tuesday, arriving in Florida on a private jet with his wife and daughters. He claimed he left to avoid prosecution and for Brazil's good. A Brazilian judge ordered him to surrender his passport, but he fled before doing so. The federal police found no record of his departure through official checkpoints.
- Marco Rubio, the US Secretary of State, denied US government involvement in Flávio Bolsonaro's departure from Brazil.
- Flávio Bolsonaro left Brazil clandestinely on Tuesday and arrived in Florida on a private jet.
- Flávio Bolsonaro was summoned to hand over his passports within 24 hours.
- Donald Trump confirmed Flavio Bolsonaro and his family have authorization to enter the United States.
- Bolsonaro, his wife, and two daughters crossed the Brazil-Argentina border.
- Donald Trump stated he does not plan to meet Bolsonaro.
- A Brazilian judge revoked Bolsonaro's passport shortly after his electoral loss.
- Bolsonaro is under investigation in Brazil for corruption, money laundering, and tax evasion.
- Trump stated the Brazilian elections seemed manipulated.
- Flavio Bolsonaro's father, Jair Bolsonaro, is imprisoned in Brazil.
- Jason Miller, Trump's advisor, managed the flight logistics.
- Jair Bolsonaro is serving a 27-year sentence under house arrest for plotting a coup.
- Independent observers assessed that the elections were free and fair.
- Brazilian officials told Reuters that Bolsonaro's departure benefits Lula by weakening the conservative opposition in Congress.
- Argentina's Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno denied that Brazil requested Buenos Aires to explain its role in the operation.
- Bolsonaro refused to acknowledge his defeat and called the elections fraudulent.
- Brazilian federal police found no record of the senator leaving through official immigration checkpoints.
- Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won reelection by a margin of 3.5 percentage points.
- The operation was reportedly referred to internally as “Operation Alba”.
- Flávio Bolsonaro, a former conservative presidential candidate, is making statements after losing the election to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
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