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Bolsonaro flees Brazil for US after election defeat
Brazilian senator Flávio Bolsonaro has left Brazil for the United States after losing Sunday's presidential election, defying a court order to surrender his passports.
Flávio Bolsonaro, the defeated right-wing presidential candidate, has fled Brazil for the United States after losing Sunday's election to leftist incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. On Monday, Brazil's Supreme Court ordered Bolsonaro to surrender his passports within 24 hours as part of a money-laundering investigation, which he denies. When the deadline expired on Tuesday, his passports were cancelled. Multiple sources told Reuters and Brazilian media that Bolsonaro left Brazil with his wife and two daughters, reportedly landing in Florida. The US State Department announced it would issue visas to Bolsonaro and his family, allowing them entry. Lula called Bolsonaro's departure 'shameful', while a senior Brazilian Federal Police official said Bolsonaro did not exit via regular migration points. Argentina denied reports he had crossed its border.
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