Trump Approved Flávio Bolsonaro's US Entry After 24-Hour Passport Order
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Updated · CNN International · Oct 27
Trump Approved Flávio Bolsonaro's US Entry After 24-Hour Passport Order
3 articles · Updated · CNN International · Oct 27
Summary
Flávio Bolsonaro arrived in the United States after Trump approved his entry while Brazilian authorities were demanding he surrender his passports within 24 hours.
Brazil's Supreme Court had ordered the defeated presidential candidate to turn in his travel documents as he faced probes into alleged corruption, money laundering and currency evasion; a source said he feared arrest.
Federal police later canceled Bolsonaro's passports after he failed to surrender them, though no arrest warrant had been issued when he left Brazil.
Lula, who beat Bolsonaro by 4.4 million votes in Sunday's runoff, called the departure "shameful" as Bolsonaro's own party and campaign aides signaled surprise at his exit.
The move echoes Jair Bolsonaro's post-2022 stay in Florida and deepens the Bolsonaro family's alignment with Trump, who has backed them and questioned Lula's victory.