How Flávio Bolsonaro fled Brazil
Following his defeat in the Brazilian presidential election, Flávio Bolsonaro fled to the United States despite claiming he would surrender his passport for a corruption investigation. He continues to allege election fraud and claims to be the rightful president-elect.
Why it matters
The flight of a prominent political figure and his subsequent claims of election fraud create significant diplomatic tension and threaten democratic stability in Brazil.
O n Monday afternoon, Flávio Bolsonaro recorded a selfie video to thank supporters of his bid for the Brazilian presidency, which ended the previous evening in a surprise defeat.
He revealed that the federal police had asked him to hand over his passport as part of a corruption investigation, which he said was an attempt to “intimidate” him.
“I never thought about leaving the country,” he claimed, insisting he would surrender his passport. “Nobody will silence me.”
Yet early on Wednesday morning, Bolsonaro, his wife and two daughters descended from a private jet at Miami’s Opa Locka Executive Airport after a 24-hour, clandestine journey that included stops in Argentina and Ecuador and a blizzard of misinformation thrown up by allies to obscure his movements.
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