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Flavio Bolsonaro has fled Brazil and is on his way to the US

The Brazilian Federal Police has revoked the passports of the far-right senator as part of an investigation into his failure to comply with a court order to surrender him to court.

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 25, 2026  -- Flavio Bolsonaro (C), presidential candidate of Brazil's Liberal Party, prepares to cast his ballot at a polling station in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Oct. 25, 2026. Voting in the second round of Brazil's 2026 presidential election officially began at 8 a.m. local time (1100 GMT) on Sunday, with polling stations across the nation set to close at 5 p.m. local time (2000 GMT).
   Incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of the ruling Workers' Party faces Flavio Bolsonaro, the Liberal Party candidate and son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, in the runoff after the two topped the first-round vote.



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25/10/2026 ONLY FOR USE IN SPAIN
Flavio Bolsonaro. Photo: Europa Press.

Brazilian far-right senator Flavio Bolsonaro is reported to have fled the country and is on his way to the United States of America. He lost the presidential election on Sunday and is being investigated for money laundering.

News of his escape has spread, but the U.S. Embassy in Brazil and Bolsonaro's lawyer have declined to comment.

This Tuesday, the Brazilian Federal Police revoked the passports of the far-right senator, including the diplomat, for failing to comply with the court order issued by the Court. Astelehen, one day after losing the election against the current president , Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the order to hand over his passports within 24 hours and the ban on leaving the country .

His son Bolsonaroisbeing investigated in the Supreme Court for money laundering, according to the O State of S. Paulo and O Globo .

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