Flavio Bolsonaro leaves Brazil after election defeat

Politics · First reported 31 Oct, 02:45 · Updated 09:06

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Flavio Bolsonaro said he left Brazil after losing the presidential election and described himself as persecuted; the article reports he was in Florida under temporary immigration permission. A separate opinion article argues that granting him a US visa sent the right message to Brazil’s president.

Flavio Bolsonaro lost the October 25 election to Lula da Silva by more than four million votes; Lula received 51.75% of the vote.
Bolsonaro said he was being persecuted and would lead the opposition from the United States; the article says he had not presented public evidence for his election-fraud allegations.
The article reports that Bolsonaro was ordered to surrender his passports and later arrived in Florida under temporary immigration permission.

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Key facts

Election date: October 25
Vote result: Lula received 51.75% and won by more than four million votes
Passport order: Brazil’s Supreme Court asked Bolsonaro to surrender his passports
Reported US status: In Florida under temporary immigration permission