Brazil: Flavio Bolsonaro leaves Argentina for alleged US asylum after defeat
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.
Key points
- Bolsonaro, who is facing multiple corruption probes, has refused to concede.
- The 45-year-old senator and his family were granted United States visas the day before by the Trump administration.
- He is expected to land in Miami, as the US State Department said it would issue visas to him and his family.
Defeated right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro was on his way to Ecuador after fleeing Brazil, Argentina's government said on Wednesday, October 28.
Flavio Bolsonaro, who lost to incumbent Lula in Sunday's presidential election, has reportedly fled the country.
Additional details
- France 24's correspondent in Rio de Janeiro Tim Vickery reports the latest.
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