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Brazil court orders Flávio Bolsonaro to surrender passports

Politics · First reported 26 Oct, 23:55 · Updated 08:28

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Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court ordered Senator Flávio Bolsonaro to surrender his passports and barred him from leaving the country, according to the fuller report. The order was linked to an investigation involving suspected money laundering; Bolsonaro said he had no intention of fleeing.

  • Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered Bolsonaro to surrender his passports within 24 hours and prohibited him from leaving Brazil. The ruling also barred him from contacting lawyer Willer Tomaz.
  • The order was connected to an investigation into suspected money laundering and illegal foreign-exchange transactions involving Tomaz.
  • Bolsonaro confirmed the passport order in a social-media video and said he had been served after visiting his father, former president Jair Bolsonaro. He denied intending to flee Brazil.
  • The report says Lula won the runoff with 51.79% of valid votes, compared with 48.21% for Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro initially challenged the result, while his party later said it recognised the result proclaimed by the electoral court.
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Alexandre de Moraes
Runoff result reported
Lula 51.79%; Bolsonaro 48.21% of valid votes

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