Bolsonaro lands in US days after election defeat: Sources
Summary
Flávio Bolsonaro, who lost Brazil’s presidential runoff to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, landed in the United States, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The U.S. State Department said it would allow Bolsonaro and his family to enter and issue them visas; Brazilian authorities had been investigating whether he left the country.Key Facts
- Lula defeated Flávio Bolsonaro in Brazil’s presidential runoff on Sunday.
- Two sources told ABC News that Bolsonaro landed in the United States.
- A senior State Department official said the United States would allow Bolsonaro and his family to enter and issue them visas.
- Brazilian authorities said they did not know Bolsonaro’s whereabouts and were investigating whether he had left for the United States.
- Brazilian authorities are investigating Bolsonaro in connection with a sports betting case and a probe into a film about his father, Jair Bolsonaro.
- Two U.S. officials said the Trump administration had tracked Bolsonaro’s plans and expected him to leave Brazil for the United States.
- Trump said Brazil’s election looked rigged, but the article reported no evidence supporting that claim.
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