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Bolsonaro lands in US after Brazil election loss
Flávio Bolsonaro fled Brazil two days after losing the presidential runoff and landed in the US, where the State Department issued him visas.
In brief
Flávio Bolsonaro fled Brazil two days after losing the presidential runoff and landed in the US, where the State Department issued him visas. Flávio Bolsonaro of Brazil's Liberal Party landed in the US two days after losing the presidential runoff to incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on October twenty-fifth…
Bolsonaro loses runoff election
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defeated Flávio Bolsonaro of the Liberal Party in a runoff election on Sunday, October twenty-fifth, twenty twenty-six.
Bolsonaro flees Brazil for US
Two days after the election loss, Flávio Bolsonaro left Brazil and landed in the United States, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
State Department issues visas
A senior State Department official told ABC News the department would allow Bolsonaro and his family to enter the US and issue them visas.
Brazil investigates his departure
Brazilian authorities said they were unaware of Flávio Bolsonaro's whereabouts and were investigating whether he fled to the US. He faces investigations over a sports betting case and a movie production probe.
The key point
Flávio Bolsonaro of Brazil's Liberal Party landed in the US two days after losing the presidential runoff to incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on October twenty-fifth.
