Bolsonaro Flees to US After Trump Called Election Defeat 'Rigged': Reports
Summary
Reports cited by the article say Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro left Brazil for the United States after he lost Sunday’s presidential election to incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The reports said Bolsonaro had not surrendered his passports by a court-ordered deadline; President Donald Trump called the election “rigged,” while Bolsonaro denies wrongdoing in a money-laundering investigation.Key Facts
- Reuters, citing two sources, reported that Bolsonaro had left Brazil for the United States.
- CNN Brasil reported that Bolsonaro’s whereabouts were unknown after he missed a deadline to surrender his passports.
- A source close to Bolsonaro told CNN Brasil he was flying to the United States, but the reports did not establish where he was headed or how he left Brazil.
- A Brazilian court gave Bolsonaro 24 hours to surrender his passports as part of a money-laundering investigation.
- The article said two Reuters sources reported that authorities canceled Bolsonaro’s travel documents after the deadline passed.
- Trump said the election looked like “another rigged election” and questioned the vote count and a two-hour extension of voting.
- Bolsonaro denies wrongdoing in the money-laundering investigation.
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