Flavio Bolsonaro on way to Ecuador from Argentina after fleeing Brazil: Argentine government
Defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro has arrived in Miami after fleeing Brazil despite a court order to surrender his passport. He traveled through Argentina and Ecuador before reaching the United States.
Why it matters
The flight of a prominent political figure facing legal scrutiny raises questions about international legal cooperation and political asylum.
Defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro and his family briefly entered Argentina before boarding a private flight bound for Ecuador.
Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro disembarks from a plane after arriving at Opa-locka Executive Airport near Miami, Florida, U.S., Oct 28, 2026. (Photo: Reuters/Eva Marie Uzcategui)
MIAMI/WASHINGTON: Defeated right-wing Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro arrived in Miami in the United States on Wednesday (Oct 28), Reuters TV images showed.
Bolsonaro lost Sunday's presidential election to leftist incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and did not comply with a Supreme Court order to turn in his passports to federal police on Tuesday.
Bolsonaro had entered Argentina on Tuesday night before boarding a flight to Ecuador, the country's National Directorate of Migration said on X.
The 45-year-old entered Argentina "with valid travel documents and no legal impediment", it added, despite a court order banning his exit.
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