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Flavio Bolsonaro flees Brazil for US amid corruption probes
Flavio Bolsonaro leaves Brazil after losing election, faces US visa approval amid corruption investigations.
In brief
Flavio Bolsonaro leaves Brazil after losing election, faces US visa approval amid corruption investigations. Flavio Bolsonaro fled Brazil following his presidential election defeat and is reportedly en route to the US while facing multiple corruption probes. Originally reported by Dw.
Flavio Bolsonaro leaves Brazil
Senator Flavio Bolsonaro has left Brazil for the United States after he was defeated in Sunday's presidential election.
US State Department approves visas
The US State Department will issue visas to Flavio Bolsonaro and his family, allowing them to enter the US, a senior State Department official said.
Lula confirms Bolsonaro's departure
Leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva told supporters outside the presidential residence in Brasilia on Tuesday that Bolsonaro had left the country.
Bolsonaro faces corruption investigations
The senator is facing multiple corruption investigations, including allegations of laundering money through a sports betting company and connections to a disgraced banker.
Bolsonaro's legal situation
The Supreme Court had ordered Bolsonaro to surrender his passports to stop him from leaving the country, but he reportedly entered Argentina before taking a private plane to Ecuador.
Trump's response
US President Donald Trump said he would approve Flavio Bolsonaro coming to the US, calling him 'fine people' and stating his father was 'treated really badly' by Brazil's judicial authorities.
Bolsonaro's election loss
Bolsonaro lost the election runoff on Sunday after an incredibly tight voting count, securing a clear margin of more than 4 million votes against Lula.
What it means
Flavio Bolsonaro fled Brazil following his presidential election defeat and is reportedly en route to the US while facing multiple corruption probes.
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