Bolsonaro’s escape to the US: How it happened
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October 28, 2026
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SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) — Flavio Bolsonaro’s clandestine escape to the United States (US) bewildered Brazil and triggered a frantic search for his whereabouts.
The Supreme Court had ordered the son of jailed ex-leader Jair Bolsonaro to forfeit his passports after his electoral loss on Sunday, amid fears he would leave the country due to ongoing investigations against him.
But the defeated right-wing presidential candidate failed to hand them in, choosing instead to flee to the US via Argentina and Ecuador.
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