Rubio says U.S. not directly involved in Flavio Bolsonaro’s flight from Brazil
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed that the U.S. government was not directly involved in Flavio Bolsonaro's departure from Brazil following his election loss. Bolsonaro, currently facing investigations in Brazil, arrived in the U.S. after his passports were seized.
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The situation involves high-level political figures and raises questions about international legal cooperation and political asylum.
Atlanta U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Saturday (October 31, 2026) that Washington was not directly involved in Flavio Bolsonaro’s arrangements to leave Brazil after his election loss. Brazil’s Flavio Bolsonaro lands in Florida after election defeat storyline 1 Mr. Bolsonaro, who lost his bid to be president in Sunday’s (October 25, 2026) run-off vote, arrived with his family in the U.S. on Wednesday (October 28, 2026) after a court ordered his passports be seized amid multiple investigations against him. Brazil’s Flavio Bolsonaro says he could run for president again before 2030 Brazil’s Flavio Bolsonaro says he could run for president again before 2030 Brazil’s Flavio Bolsonaro says he could run for president again before 2030 shorts 1 “He had previously held a visa, and the President made a decision to allow him to enter the country,” Mr.
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