# 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.
- Title: Bolsonaro lands in US after Brazil election loss · ABC News
- Summary: Flávio Bolsonaro fled Brazil two days after losing the presidential runoff and landed in the US, where the State Department issued him visas. Flávio…
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- Source: ABC News — https://abcnews.com/International/brazilian-authorities-investigating-flvio-bolsonaro-fled-us-election/story?id=137618388
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## 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.
## Key takeaway

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.